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EN 1.4859 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HK Steel

Both EN 1.4859 stainless steel and ASTM grade HK steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4859 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HK steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 560
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1050
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 1.7
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 1.9
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 36
25
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 6.2
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 88
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.4
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 21
24 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 40.3 to 49
44.8 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 31 to 33
18 to 22
Niobium (Nb), % 0.5 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040