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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.4563 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.4563 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 1.4563 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
36
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
6.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
87
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
240

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
39
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
26 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.7 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
31.6 to 40.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
30 to 32
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010