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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.4062 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.4062 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4062 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
23 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
410 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
770 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
530 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1030
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
12
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
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
170 to 230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
690 to 910
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
21 to 22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
21.5 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
69.3 to 77.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
1.0 to 2.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.28
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 0.010