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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. EN 1.4508 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and EN 1.4508 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.4508 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

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
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
55
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
32
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
61.2 to 69.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030