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EN 1.3960 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HH Steel

Both EN 1.3960 stainless steel and ASTM grade HH steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3960 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HH steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 970
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
53
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16.5 to 18.5
24 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 60.2 to 67.9
52.9 to 64.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.5 to 3.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 13 to 15
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040