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S31060 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both S31060 stainless steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 S31060 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 46
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1420
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
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 2.4
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 48
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 26
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 260
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.0
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Cerium (Ce), % 0 to 0.070
0
Chromium (Cr), % 22 to 24
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 67.8
61.9 to 74
Lanthanum (La), % 0 to 0.070
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 10 to 12.5
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040