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ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. EN 1.4581 Stainless Steel

Both ASTM grade HN steel and EN 1.4581 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 83% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 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 HN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.4581 stainless steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
490
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
990
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 13
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
21
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
4.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
59
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
160

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
26
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
18 to 20
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 57.8
61.4 to 71
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.5
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
9.0 to 12
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030