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EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HI Steel

Both EN 1.4581 stainless steel and ASTM grade HI steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HI steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 490
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
23
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
4.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
52
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.070
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 20
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 71
46.9 to 59.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.0 to 12
14 to 18
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 1.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040