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S42300 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F12 Class 1

Both S42300 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F12 class 1 are iron alloys. 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 S42300 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F12 class 1.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 22
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Shear Strength, MPa 650
300
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 850
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 4.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 5.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 44
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
52

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
2.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
91
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1840
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.8
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 40
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.32
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12
0.8 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 85.1
96.8 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.045
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0