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EN 1.4938 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HT Steel

Both EN 1.4938 stainless steel and ASTM grade HT steel are iron alloys. They have 60% 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 1.4938 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HT steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390 to 520
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 870 to 1030
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 640 to 870
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 750
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 47
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 110
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 160
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050 to 1920
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31 to 37
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26 to 29
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 30 to 35
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 12.5
15 to 19
Iron (Fe), % 80.5 to 84.8
38.2 to 51.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.5 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 2.0 to 3.0
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0.020 to 0.040
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.4
0