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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. EN 1.4903 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and EN 1.4903 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.4903 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
320 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
670 to 680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
650
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
3.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
7.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
87.1 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25