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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F2

Both S30601 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F2 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S30601 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 37
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
34
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
2.5
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.050 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
0.5 to 0.81
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
96.9 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 5.0 to 5.6
0.1 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.040