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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. S24000 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and S24000 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HK steel and the bottom bar is S24000 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
39
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
370
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
910
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
12
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
39
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
23
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
470
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
17 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
61.5 to 69
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
11.5 to 14.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
2.3 to 3.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.75
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030