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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. S30615 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and S30615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is S30615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
960
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1320
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
500
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
19
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.5
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
17 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
56.7 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
13.5 to 16
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
3.2 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030