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AISI 440C Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HH Steel

Both AISI 440C stainless steel and ASTM grade HH steel are iron alloys. They have 77% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is AISI 440C stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HH steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.0 to 14
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260 to 840
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710 to 1970
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 1900
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 870
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1480
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 22
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 39 to 88
53
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 71
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 46
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 71
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
24 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 78 to 83.1
52.9 to 64.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
11 to 14
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040