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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HL Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and ASTM grade HL steel are iron alloys. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HL steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
27
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
40.8 to 53.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 6.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 17.5 to 19.5
18 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.24
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040