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EN 1.4981 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

Both EN 1.4981 stainless steel and ASTM grade HP steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4981 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 39
5.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 520
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 940
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.8
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 67
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 190
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 15.5 to 17.5
24 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 59.6 to 66.7
29.2 to 42.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15.5 to 17.5
33 to 37
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 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040