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S40920 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel

Both S40920 stainless steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S40920 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 22
9.0
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
420
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 710
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
13
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
26
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
66
Embodied Water, L/kg 94
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 11
22
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
3.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 11.7
19 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 85.1 to 89.4
44.9 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
23 to 27
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.030
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.15 to 0.5
0