ASTM A182 Grade F3V vs. ASTM A588 Steel
Both ASTM A182 grade F3V and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 ASTM A182 grade F3V and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 470 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 43 to 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.2 | |
| 2.3 to 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 33 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
| 50 to 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 590 | |
| 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 16 |