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S44537 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both S44537 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 88% 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 S44537 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Shear Strength, MPa 320
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 530
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 21
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.6
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.0
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 95
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.6
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 20 to 24
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 69 to 78.6
81.2 to 87.1
Lanthanum (La), % 0.040 to 0.2
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0060
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0.020 to 0.2
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.0 to 3.0
0