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S44700 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both S44700 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S44700 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 300
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Reduction in Area, % 45
51
Shear Modulus, GPa 82
76
Shear Strength, MPa 380
530
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 42
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 480
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 30
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 64.9 to 68.5
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.5 to 4.2
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.15
1.0 to 2.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020