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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. AISI 347 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and AISI 347 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 347 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
34 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
220 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
610 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
240 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
480
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
190 to 220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
150 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22 to 25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
13 to 15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
64.1 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
9.0 to 13
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
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