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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. S45000 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and S45000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 S45000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
6.8 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
330 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
980 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
580 to 1310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
840
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
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
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
13
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
94 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
850 to 4400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
35 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
28 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
33 to 47

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
14 to 16
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
72.1 to 79.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
5.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030