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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. S42300 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and S42300 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HK steel and the bottom bar is S42300 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
330
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
1100
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
850

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
380
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
4.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
5.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
9.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
44
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
1840
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
39
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
40

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.27 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
11 to 12
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
82 to 85.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3