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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.4521 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.4521 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 1.4521 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
23
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
12
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
6.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
74.6 to 81.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.8 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8