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AISI 301 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HF Steel

Both AISI 301 stainless steel and ASTM grade HF steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 301 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HF steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 440
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 7.4 to 46
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 600
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590 to 1460
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 1080
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
150

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
60 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
8.0 to 12
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