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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F36

Both S38815 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F36 are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S38815 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F36.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
440
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
95 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.25 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
1.0 to 1.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.045
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0.25 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020