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AISI 308L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HK Steel

Both AISI 308L stainless steel and ASTM grade HK steel are iron alloys. They have 84% 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 308L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HK steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 430
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 16
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 22
24 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 63.8 to 70.5
44.8 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 11
18 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040