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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 89% 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 S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
220
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
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020