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ASTM Grade HH Steel vs. EN 1.4807 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HH steel and EN 1.4807 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HH steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4807 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
4.5
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
120
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
600
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
39
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
6.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
97
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53
18
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
17 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 52.9 to 64.8
36.6 to 46.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
34 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
1.0 to 1.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030