ASTM A182 Grade F6b vs. AISI 410Cb Stainless Steel
Both ASTM A182 grade F6b and AISI 410Cb stainless steel 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 F6b and the bottom bar is AISI 410Cb stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 260 | |
| 200 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
| 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 440 | |
| 180 to 460 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 51 | |
| 50 to 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 530 | |
| 340 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 | |
| 550 to 960 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 710 | |
| 310 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 280 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 410 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 750 | |
| 730 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 25 | |
| 27 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 10 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.8 | |
| 2.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.2 | |
| 3.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 8.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 30 | |
| 29 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 97 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 70 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1280 | |
| 240 to 1600 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 | |
| 20 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 19 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 31 | |
| 20 to 35 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
| 11 to 13 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 81.2 to 87.1 | |
| 84.5 to 89 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |