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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and S21900 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 88% 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 S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030