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EN 1.4961 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Both EN 1.4961 stainless steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 82% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 510
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.0
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 57
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 15 to 17
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 65.6 to 72.3
44.9 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 12 to 14
23 to 27
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