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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. S21800 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and S21800 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 79% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HK steel and the bottom bar is S21800 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
40
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
740
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
340
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
900
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1360
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1310
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
500
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
15
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
150

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
19
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
250
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
16 to 18
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
59.1 to 65.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
7.0 to 9.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
8.0 to 9.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.18
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.060
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
3.5 to 4.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030