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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. S82012 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and S82012 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 74% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S82012 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
560

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
950
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
15
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
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
140

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
24
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
790
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.050
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
19 to 20.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
71.3 to 77.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
2.0 to 4.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0.8 to 1.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.16 to 0.26
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0050