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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
14
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 3.7 to 4.3
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040