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ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. S41050 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HL steel and S41050 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 61% 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 S41050 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
470
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
720
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
97

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
140
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
10.5 to 12.5
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
84.2 to 88.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0.6 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030