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EN 1.4404 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HH Steel

Both EN 1.4404 stainless steel and ASTM grade HH steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4404 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HH steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 270
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 14 to 43
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 320
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600 to 900
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 570
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
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 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
20
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 52
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 210
53
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 800
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21 to 32
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20 to 26
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
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), % 62.8 to 71.5
52.9 to 64.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 13
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040