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ASTM Grade HT Steel vs. EN 1.4848 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HT steel and EN 1.4848 stainless steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HT steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4848 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 4.6
9.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 130
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 400
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1010
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 15
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 31
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
26
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 19
38
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.75
0.3 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 19
24 to 27
Iron (Fe), % 38.2 to 51.7
45.4 to 55.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
1.0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030