EN 1.4006 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b
Both EN 1.4006 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.4006 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 23 | |
| 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 300 | |
| 440 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 to 460 | |
| 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 750 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 510 | |
| 710 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 390 | |
| 390 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 740 | |
| 750 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 30 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 3.3 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 100 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 99 to 110 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 660 | |
| 1280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 24 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.1 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 26 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 11.5 to 13.5 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 83.1 to 88.4 | |
| 81.2 to 87.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.5 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.75 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |