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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. AISI 317LMN Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and AISI 317LMN stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HF steel and the bottom bar is AISI 317LMN stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
230
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
54.4 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
13.5 to 17.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030