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EN 1.4640 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HH Steel

Both EN 1.4640 stainless steel and ASTM grade HH 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 1.4640 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HH steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 51
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 250
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 650
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 260
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 930
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 20
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250 to 260
53
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 170
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 23
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
3.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.030 to 0.080
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 19
24 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 1.3 to 2.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 67.4 to 73.6
52.9 to 64.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.5 to 4.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 5.5 to 6.9
11 to 14
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040