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AISI 304 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Both AISI 304 stainless steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 304 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 360
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 8.0 to 43
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580 to 1180
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
26
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 42
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 32
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 25
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 66.5 to 74
44.9 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
23 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
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 0.030
0 to 0.040