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S31730 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

Both S31730 stainless steel and ASTM grade HP steel are iron alloys. They have 71% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S31730 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 40
5.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 290
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 990
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 24
34
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 30
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 170
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 99
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 17 to 19
24 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 4.0 to 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 52.4 to 61
29.2 to 42.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 15 to 16.5
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.045
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040