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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. S32906 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and S32906 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% 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 S32906 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 11
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
52
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
41
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
28 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
56.6 to 63.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.8 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 2.6
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
5.8 to 7.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.3 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030