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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F2

Both S30600 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F2 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 64% 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.5
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.050 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
0.5 to 0.81
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
96.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040