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S32520 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both S32520 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 S32520 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 46
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Shear Strength, MPa 560
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
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 20
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 41
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 960
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 57.3 to 66.8
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 8.0
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.35
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020