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S21603 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade FR

Both S21603 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade FR are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S21603 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade FR.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 45
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 57
43
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Shear Strength, MPa 490
320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 270
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380
340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 17.5 to 22
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.75 to 1.3
Iron (Fe), % 57.6 to 67.8
95.2 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 7.5 to 9.0
0.4 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 3.0
0
Nickel (Ni), % 5.0 to 7.0
1.6 to 2.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0.25 to 0.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050