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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. S21900 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and S21900 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 S21900 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
50
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
980
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
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
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
43
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
25
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
300
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
19 to 21.5
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
59.4 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
8.0 to 10
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
5.5 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.4
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 0.030