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EN 1.4742 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HK Steel

Both EN 1.4742 stainless steel and ASTM grade HK steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 1.4742 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HK steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 19
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 9.0
25
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.1
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.7 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.12
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 77.2 to 81.6
44.8 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.7 to 1.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040