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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. EN 1.4307 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and EN 1.4307 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 HF steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4307 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
14 to 46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
190 to 320
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
590 to 900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200 to 570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
15
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110 to 210
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
100 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
13 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
17.5 to 19.5
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
66.8 to 74.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
8.0 to 10.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.015