ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. AWS E310
Both ASTM grade HN steel and AWS E310 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN steel and the bottom bar is AWS E310.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
| 34 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.27 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
| 79 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 620 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 300 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1360 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 14 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
| 26 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
| 4.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 65 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
| 200 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 22 | |
| 28 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
| 3.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
| 0.080 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 44.9 to 57.8 | |
| 44.5 to 53.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
| 20 to 22.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |