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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. S44627 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and S44627 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is S44627 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
470
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
17
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
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
14
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
30
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.010
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
25 to 27.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
69.2 to 74.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.75 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020