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S44800 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both S44800 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 S44800 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 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 45
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0
Iron (Fe), % 62.6 to 66.5
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030