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ASTM Grade HH Steel vs. AISI 301L Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HH steel and AISI 301L 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 HH steel and the bottom bar is AISI 301L stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210 to 320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
22 to 50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
240 to 530
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
620 to 1040
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
890
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
13
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53
210 to 300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
160 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
22 to 37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
21 to 29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14 to 24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 52.9 to 64.8
70.7 to 78
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
6.0 to 8.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.2
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 0.030