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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and EN 1.4742 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.4742 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
19
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
1.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
32
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
5.1
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.7 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
77.2 to 81.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.7 to 1.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015