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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.3549 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.3549 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3549 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
730

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
10
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
5.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0.85 to 1.0
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
77.5 to 82
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.070 to 0.12