ASTM Grade HP Steel vs. AISI 347 Stainless Steel
Both ASTM grade HP steel and AISI 347 stainless steel are iron alloys. They have 66% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HP steel and the bottom bar is AISI 347 stainless steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 160 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.1 | |
| 34 to 46 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 130 | |
| 220 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 78 | |
| 77 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 610 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 | |
| 240 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 440 | |
| 480 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 870 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1370 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1330 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 16 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 34 | |
| 19 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.8 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 82 | |
| 52 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 220 | |
| 150 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 27 | |
| 18 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 21 | |
| 190 to 220 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 | |
| 150 to 310 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 22 to 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.2 | |
| 4.3 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.75 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 28 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 29.2 to 42.7 | |
| 64.1 to 74 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 33 to 37 | |
| 9.0 to 13 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 0.75 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |