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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. S31266 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and S31266 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S31266 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 29
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
37
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
89
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
54
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
540
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
23 to 25
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
34.1 to 46
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
5.2 to 6.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
21 to 24
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.5 to 2.5