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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. EN 1.4490 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and EN 1.4490 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 HK steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4490 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
560
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
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
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
61.7 to 70.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
9.0 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.12 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030