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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. EN 1.4560 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and EN 1.4560 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 1.4560 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
940
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
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
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
42
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
92
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
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.035
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
18 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
66.8 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
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