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S32304 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both S32304 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 250
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 440
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 520
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 21.5 to 24.5
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.050 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 75.4
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 5.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020