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EN 1.4821 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HE Steel

Both EN 1.4821 stainless steel and ASTM grade HE steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 1.4821 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HE steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 15
19
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 160
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.6
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24.5 to 26.5
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 64.2 to 71.1
53.9 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.5 to 5.5
8.0 to 11
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.8 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040