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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 86% 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 S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

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
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
190
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
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020