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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.4594 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.4594 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 1.4594 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
490 to 620
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
1020 to 1170
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
810 to 1140

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
820
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

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
15
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
110 to 190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
1660 to 3320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
36 to 41
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
29 to 31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
34 to 39

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
13 to 15
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.2 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
72.6 to 79.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.2 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
5.0 to 6.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015