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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. S32615 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and S32615 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 ASTM grade HF steel and the bottom bar is S32615 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
180
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
250

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
370
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
15

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
24
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
21
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
160
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
16.5 to 19.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
1.5 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
46.4 to 57.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 1.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
19 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
4.8 to 6.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030