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ASTM Grade HH Steel vs. S20161 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HH steel and S20161 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 HH steel and the bottom bar is S20161 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
360
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
330
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.5
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
360
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.8
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
15 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 52.9 to 64.8
65.6 to 73.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 11 to 14
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
3.0 to 4.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040