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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. EN 1.4372 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and EN 1.4372 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 HK steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4372 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
47
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
880
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
38
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
310
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
67.5 to 75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
5.5 to 7.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
3.5 to 5.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.050 to 0.25
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 0.015