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ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. S31060 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HL steel and S31060 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HL steel and the bottom bar is S31060 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
46
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
680
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
290
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
18
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
48
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
22 to 24
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
61.4 to 67.8
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0 to 0.070
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
10 to 12.5
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030