ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. S21904 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM grade HN steel and S21904 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 S21904 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 210 to 300 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 17 to 51 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 78 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 700 to 1000 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
| 430 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
| 980 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 15 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 3.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 43 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 160 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 25 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 23 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 3.8 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 15 to 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 19 to 21.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 44.9 to 57.8 | |
| 59.5 to 67.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 8.0 to 10 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
| 5.5 to 7.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| 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 |