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S30601 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both S30601 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 65% 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 F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 37
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 56
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 450
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
510
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
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.35
0
Iron (Fe), % 56.9 to 60.5
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 17 to 18
0 to 0.5
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 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.013
0 to 0.030