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AISI 201LN Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both AISI 201LN stainless steel and ASTM grade HC 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 201LN stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25 to 51
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340 to 540
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 740 to 1060
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 770
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 12
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 38
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230 to 310
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 1520
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 38
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 30
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 17.5
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.9 to 73.5
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 6.4 to 7.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 5.0
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040