S39274 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F5a
Both S39274 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F5a are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 S39274 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F5a.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 270 | |
| 310 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 210 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 | |
| 380 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
| 56 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 81 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 560 | |
| 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 620 | |
| 520 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 300 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 510 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1480 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 16 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.2 | |
| 8.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
| 9.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 24 | |
| 4.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.3 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 60 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 69 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 43 | |
| 6.8 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 940 | |
| 700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.2 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 | |
| 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 26 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0.2 to 0.8 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 57 to 65.6 | |
| 91.4 to 95.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 2.5 to 3.5 | |
| 0.44 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 6.0 to 8.0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0.24 to 0.32 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.5 to 2.5 | |
| 0 |