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S21900 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both S21900 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21900 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 50
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
74
Shear Strength, MPa 510
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 980
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 300
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21.5
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 59.4 to 67.4
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 7.5
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3