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S38815 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both S38815 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 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 F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 34
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
74
Shear Strength, MPa 410
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 370
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 860
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1360
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1310
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 500
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.5
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 54
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 13 to 15
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 56.1 to 67
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 17
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 5.5 to 6.5
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3