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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. EN 1.4520 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and EN 1.4520 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 84% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4520 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
500
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
20
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
120
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
5.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.025
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
80.1 to 83.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.15 to 0.8