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AISI 430 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HT Steel

Both AISI 430 stainless steel and ASTM grade HT steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 430 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HT steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
31
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 17
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
15 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 79.1 to 84
38.2 to 51.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.75
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040