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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HD Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and ASTM grade HD steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 1.4961 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HD steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
58.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
4.0 to 7.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0.4 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040