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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HD Steel

Both AISI 301 stainless steel and ASTM grade HD steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HD steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 600
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99 to 300
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 130 to 2970
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 52
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 37
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 31
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
58.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
4.0 to 7.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040