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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. S41041 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and S41041 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 S41041 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
350
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
740
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
29
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
13
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
860
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
11.5 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
84.5 to 87.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.15 to 0.45
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030