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EN 1.3956 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HD Steel

Both EN 1.3956 stainless steel and ASTM grade HD steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 EN 1.3956 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HD steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 27
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 22
17
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 68
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 34
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 270
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 20.5 to 23.5
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 51.9 to 62.1
58.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 11.5 to 13.5
4.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.3
0