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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.4841 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.4841 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.4841 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
650
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1150
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
25
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
62
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
47.1 to 55.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
19 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015