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AISI 304N Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both AISI 304N stainless steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 304N 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, % 9.1 to 45
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 440
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1180
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 850
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 960
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.0
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 43
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 280
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 1830
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 42
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 32
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 26
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 66.4 to 73.9
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10.5
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.16
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