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ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. S30815 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HN steel and S30815 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN steel and the bottom bar is S30815 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
45
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
430
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1020
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
47
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
24
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
4.0
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.1
Cerium (Ce), % 0
0.030 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
20 to 22
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 57.8
62.8 to 68.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
10 to 12
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.14 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
1.4 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030