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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 40
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
4.5
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
19

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3