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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. S45500 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and S45500 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is S45500 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
3.4 to 11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
570 to 890
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
1370 to 1850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
1240 to 1700

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
620
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
17
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
57
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
45 to 190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
48 to 65
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
35 to 42
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
48 to 64

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
11 to 12.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
71.5 to 79.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
7.5 to 9.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0 to 0.5
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.8 to 1.4