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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. EN 1.4621 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and EN 1.4621 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4621 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
970
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
21
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
5.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
20 to 21.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
74.4 to 79.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.2 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015