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ASTM A182 Grade F5 vs. S32304 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade F5 and S32304 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F5 and the bottom bar is S32304 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
79
Shear Strength, MPa 340
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
290
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
1050
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
520
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
21.5 to 24.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.050 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 91.5 to 95.3
65 to 75.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.44 to 0.65
0.050 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030