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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.4560 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4560 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
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
2.8

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
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
92
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
66.8 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
1.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015