ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. EN 1.4962 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM grade HN steel and EN 1.4962 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 82% 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 1.4962 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
190 to 210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 | |
22 to 34 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 77 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
630 to 690 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 420 | |
510 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1080 | |
910 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
1480 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
1440 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 13 | |
14 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
23 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
8.1 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.6 | |
4.1 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
59 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 180 | |
150 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 22 | |
21 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
21 to 24 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
20 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.5 | |
3.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.0015 to 0.0060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.5 | |
0.070 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 19 to 23 | |
15.5 to 17.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 44.9 to 57.8 | |
62.1 to 69 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 23 to 27 | |
12.5 to 14.5 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0.4 to 0.7 |
Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
2.5 to 3.0 |