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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. EN 1.4418 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and EN 1.4418 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 HK steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4418 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
16 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
350 to 480
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
860 to 1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
540 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

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
13
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
20
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
130 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
730 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
31 to 36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
31 to 36

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
15 to 17
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
73.2 to 80.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.8 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
4.0 to 6.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015