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AISI 416 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HD Steel

Both AISI 416 stainless steel and ASTM grade HD steel are iron alloys. They have 78% 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 416 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HD steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 13 to 31
9.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230 to 340
140
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 800
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 600
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 680
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1530
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1480
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 30
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 9.9
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.9
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 3.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 13
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 140
44
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220 to 940
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 29
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 25
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 8.1
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 30
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 12 to 14
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 87.9
58.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.3
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.060
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.040