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ASTM Grade HI Steel vs. EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HI steel and EN 1.4600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 68% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 HI steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
730
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
27
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
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
7.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
11 to 13
Iron (Fe), % 46.9 to 59.8
82 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 18
0.3 to 1.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
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 0.015
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.35