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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4962 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
190 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
22 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
210 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
630 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260 to 490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1480
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1440
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
23
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
170 to 610
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0060
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.070 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
62.1 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
12.5 to 14.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.4 to 0.7
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.5 to 3.0