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ASTM Grade HP Steel vs. EN 1.4959 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HP steel and EN 1.4959 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HP steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4959 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 5.1
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
190

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
510
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1090
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
31
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 82
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 170
96
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.25 to 0.65
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.75
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
19 to 22
Cobalt (Co), % 0
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 29.2 to 42.7
39.4 to 50.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
30 to 34
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.030
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 0.7
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.25 to 0.65