ASTM Grade HH Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel
Both ASTM grade HH steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have 87% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 HH steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
9.0 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 | |
500 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 440 | |
420 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
1080 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1360 | |
1350 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 20 | |
26 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 3.7 | |
4.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 53 | |
66 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 27 | |
22 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.8 | |
3.5 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 | |
11 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 28 | |
19 to 23 |
Iron (Fe), % | 52.9 to 64.8 | |
44.9 to 57.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 11 to 14 | |
23 to 27 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |