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S64512 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a

Both S64512 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 S64512 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 34
56
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
74
Shear Strength, MPa 700
450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 890
520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 28
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 3.6
8.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 4.1
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 180
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2020
700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 7.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 42
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 80.6 to 84.7
91.4 to 95.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0.44 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0.010 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0