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EN 1.4646 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Both EN 1.4646 stainless steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4646 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 34
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 750
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 910
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 23
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.020 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
19 to 23
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 59 to 67.3
44.9 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 10.5 to 12.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 4.5
23 to 27
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040