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AISI 316 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both AISI 316 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 34 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 AISI 316 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 360
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 55
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 430
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 80
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
76
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 690
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520 to 1180
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 850
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 590
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.9
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 260
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 1820
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 41
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 31
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 26
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 62 to 72
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 14
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020