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EN 1.6957 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Both EN 1.6957 steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6957 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 280
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 18
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 930
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
26
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 29
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.32
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.8
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 92.7 to 94.7
44.9 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.45
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 3.4 to 4.0
23 to 27
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0070
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0