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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. S32550 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and S32550 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 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 S32550 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
860
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
20
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
940
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
4.4
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
24 to 27
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
57.2 to 67
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.9 to 3.9
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
4.5 to 6.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.25
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