ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM grade HN steel and EN 1.3956 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3956 stainless steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
27 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
650 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
300 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
460 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
1080 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1420 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
1380 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
22 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
4.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
68 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 22 | |
34 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
21 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
18 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.060 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
20.5 to 23.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 44.9 to 57.8 | |
51.9 to 62.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
4.0 to 6.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
1.5 to 3.0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
11.5 to 13.5 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0.1 to 0.3 |