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ASTM Grade HI Steel vs. AISI 430 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HI steel and AISI 430 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HI steel and the bottom bar is AISI 430 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1510
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
8.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
120

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 46.9 to 59.8
79.1 to 84
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 18
0 to 0.75
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030