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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% 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 S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030