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EN 1.4362 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both EN 1.4362 stainless steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4362 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1060
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24.5
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0.1 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 65.5 to 74.3
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.050 to 0.2
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 0.015
0 to 0.040