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ASTM Grade HI Steel vs. N08700 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HI steel and N08700 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 HI steel and the bottom bar is N08700 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
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 23
32
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
6.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
36
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 46.9 to 59.8
42 to 52.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
4.3 to 5.0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 18
24 to 26
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.4
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