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EN 1.4301 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both EN 1.4301 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 33 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 1.4301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 46
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 330
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Shear Strength, MPa 430 to 550
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610 to 900
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 570
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 220
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 820
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 32
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 27
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 19.5
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 66.8 to 74.5
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.020