ASTM A182 Grade F24 vs. ASTM A182 Grade F2
Both ASTM A182 grade F24 and ASTM A182 grade F2 are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F24 and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 | |
| 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 45 | |
| 34 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 670 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 460 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.0 | |
| 2.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 61 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 6.7 | |
| 2.5 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 570 | |
| 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0015 to 0.0070 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.1 | |
| 0.050 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.2 to 2.6 | |
| 0.5 to 0.81 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.5 to 96.1 | |
| 96.9 to 98.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.7 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0.44 to 0.65 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.12 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.45 | |
| 0.1 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.060 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |