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EN 1.4872 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both EN 1.4872 stainless steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4872 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 28
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 950
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 560
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1150
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
14
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 230
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 780
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 26
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 54.2 to 61.6
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 8.0 to 10
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040