ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both ASTM grade HN steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, 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 1.5662 steel.

ASTM Grade HN (20Cr-25Ni, J94213) Cast Stainless Steel EN 1.5662 (X8Ni9) Nickel Steel

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness		140
Brinell Hardness		220 to 230

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa		190

Elongation at Break, %		9.0
Elongation at Break, %		20

Poisson's Ratio		0.28
Poisson's Ratio		0.29

Shear Modulus, GPa		77
Shear Modulus, GPa		73

Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa		740 to 750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		310
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g		250

Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		1080
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C		430

Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C		1460

Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1350
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C		1410

Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		480
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K		470

Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K		13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative		26
Base Metal Price, % relative		7.5

Density, g/cm³		7.9
Density, g/cm³		8.0

Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		4.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO₂/kg material		2.3

Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		66
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg		31

Embodied Water, L/kg		180
Embodied Water, L/kg		63

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		14
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points		13

Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		25
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points		24

Strength to Weight: Axial, points		17
Strength to Weight: Axial, points		26

Strength to Weight: Bending, points		18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points		23

Thermal Shock Resistance, points		11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points		22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), %		0.2 to 0.5
Carbon (C), %		0 to 0.1

Chromium (Cr), %		19 to 23
Chromium (Cr), %		0

Iron (Fe), %		44.9 to 57.8
Iron (Fe), %		88.6 to 91.2

Manganese (Mn), %		0 to 2.0
Manganese (Mn), %		0.3 to 0.8

Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), %		0 to 0.1

Nickel (Ni), %		23 to 27
Nickel (Ni), %		8.5 to 10

Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.040
Phosphorus (P), %		0 to 0.020

Silicon (Si), %		0 to 2.0
Silicon (Si), %		0 to 0.35

Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.040
Sulfur (S), %		0 to 0.0050

Vanadium (V), %		0
Vanadium (V), %		0 to 0.050