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S45503 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F23

Both S45503 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F23 are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F23.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 410 to 500
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 6.8
22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 710 to 800
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 17 to 28
46
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 940 to 1070
360
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1610 to 1850
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1700
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 110
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57 to 65
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
19
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56 to 64
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
1.9 to 2.6
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 72.4 to 78.9
93.2 to 96.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.020 to 0.080
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.4
0.0050 to 0.060
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 1.8
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3