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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. AISI 310HCb Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and AISI 310HCb stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HE steel and the bottom bar is AISI 310HCb stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
520
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
28
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
69
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.040 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
48 to 57
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
19 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030