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ASTM Grade HL Steel vs. S32506 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HL steel and S32506 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 80% 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 HL steel and the bottom bar is S32506 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1390
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1340
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 27
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.5
3.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
54
Embodied Water, L/kg 210
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 31
38
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
620
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.030
Chromium (Cr), % 28 to 32
24 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 40.8 to 53.8
60.8 to 67.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
3.0 to 3.5
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
5.5 to 7.2
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.080 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.9
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.050 to 0.3