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AISI 434 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HD Steel

Both AISI 434 stainless steel and ASTM grade HD steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 434 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HD steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 24
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 320
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 880
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1510
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.5
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 78.6 to 83.3
58.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040