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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both S46910 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 77% 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 S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 630
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 1020
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 1410
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0