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EN 1.4596 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Both EN 1.4596 stainless steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4596 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1030 to 1600
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 790
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36 to 56
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29 to 39
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 35 to 54
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.015
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 11.5 to 12.5
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 73.4 to 76.4
44.9 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.9 to 2.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 9.2 to 10.2
23 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.28 to 0.4
0