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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. EN 1.4460 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and EN 1.4460 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 EN 1.4460 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
18
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
25 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
60.2 to 69.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 2.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015