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EN 1.4123 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both EN 1.4123 stainless steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4123 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 810
430

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 390
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 840
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 23
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.4
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.8
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 10
14
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 62
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 120
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 24
29
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.3
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26 to 29
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 14 to 16.5
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 76.7 to 84.6
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 4.0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 1.5
0