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S40977 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both S40977 stainless steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 S40977 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, % 21
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 720
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 25
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 97
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
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 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.7
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 10.5 to 12.5
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 83.9 to 89.2
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
0 to 4.0
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 0.015
0 to 0.040