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S44660 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HE Steel

Both S44660 stainless steel and ASTM grade HE steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 S44660 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HE steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
200
Elongation at Break, % 20
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 81
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 640
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.5
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.9
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 21
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.3
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 61
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 38
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 640
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 25 to 28
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 60.4 to 71
53.9 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 4.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.0 to 3.5
8.0 to 11
Niobium (Nb), % 0.2 to 1.0
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.040
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 0.030
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.2 to 1.0
0