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S38100 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade FR

Both S38100 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade FR are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38100 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade FR.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
72
Shear Strength, MPa 400
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.9 to 64
95.2 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 18.5
1.6 to 2.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050