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EN 1.4557 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

Both EN 1.4557 stainless steel and ASTM grade HP steel are iron alloys. They have 76% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.4557 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
5.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 560
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1090
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 29
34
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.6
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 76
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 45
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 210
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.020
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 19.5 to 20.5
24 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0.5 to 1.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 49.5 to 56.3
29.2 to 42.7
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
33 to 37
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 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040