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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. AISI 384 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and AISI 384 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HK steel and the bottom bar is AISI 384 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
480

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
16
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
60.9 to 68
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
17 to 19
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 0.030