ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. ASTM Grade HL Steel
Both ASTM grade HN steel and ASTM grade HL steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 HN steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HL steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 320 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 460 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
| 1100 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 490 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 27 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 4.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 210 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 22 | |
| 31 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 11 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0.2 to 0.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 28 to 32 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 44.9 to 57.8 | |
| 40.8 to 53.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
| 18 to 22 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |