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AISI 301L Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both AISI 301L stainless steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 AISI 301L stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 22 to 50
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 530
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 1040
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 250 to 790
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 410
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 890
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.3
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 13
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.7
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 39
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 19
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 210 to 300
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 160 to 1580
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 37
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 29
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.1
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 24
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 16 to 18
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 70.7 to 78
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 6.0 to 8.0
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040