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S30600 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HK Steel

Both S30600 stainless steel and ASTM grade HK steel are iron alloys. They have 86% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 S30600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HK steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 45
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 350
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 950
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1380
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
25
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.6
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 51
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 18
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 220
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.7
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.018
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 18.5
24 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 58.9 to 65.3
44.8 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 15.5
18 to 22
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