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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.4578 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.4578 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 1.4578 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
51
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
200
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
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
930
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
19
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
100
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
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
16.5 to 17.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
62.3 to 68.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
10 to 11
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