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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. AISI 304N Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and AISI 304N stainless 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 ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is AISI 304N stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
9.1 to 45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
220 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
620 to 1180
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270 to 850

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

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

Common Calculations

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

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
66.4 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030