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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. S41003 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and S41003 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 73% 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 S41003 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
3.3

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
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
92
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
83.4 to 89.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
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