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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. S32101 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and S32101 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 S32101 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 10
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
21 to 22
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.1 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
67.3 to 73.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
1.4 to 1.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.25
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 0.030