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S45503 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both S45503 stainless steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S45503 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 410 to 500
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 4.6 to 6.8
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 710 to 800
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 17 to 28
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
74
Shear Strength, MPa 940 to 1070
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1610 to 1850
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1700
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 760
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 82 to 110
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 57 to 65
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 39 to 43
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 56 to 64
19

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.010
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 72.4 to 78.9
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 7.5 to 9.5
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.5
0.015 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 1.0 to 1.4
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3