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S46910 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HK Steel

Both S46910 stainless steel and ASTM grade HK steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S46910 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HK steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270 to 630
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 2.2 to 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 1020
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 2470
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450 to 2290
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 540
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 810
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 18
25
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 55
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 140
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 25
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48 to 130
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510 to 4780
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 86
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 51
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 84
11

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.15 to 0.5
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
24 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 3.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 65 to 76
44.8 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 3.0 to 5.0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 10
18 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0.5 to 1.2
0