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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. S30600 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and S30600 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% 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 ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is S30600 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
350
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
950
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1380
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
19
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
51
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
220
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.018
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
17 to 18.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
58.9 to 65.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
14 to 15.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
3.7 to 4.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020