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ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. S32950 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HL steel and S32950 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 S32950 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
37
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
730
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
26 to 29
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
60.3 to 69.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
3.5 to 5.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010