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ASTM Grade HH Steel vs. N08904 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HH steel and N08904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HH steel and the bottom bar is N08904 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

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
32
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.7
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
79
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 53
170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
3.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.020
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 52.9 to 64.8
38.8 to 53
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.0 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
23 to 28
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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 0.035