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EN 1.4600 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HL Steel

Both EN 1.4600 stainless steel and ASTM grade HL steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 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 1.4600 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HL steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 580
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
320
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 730
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 10
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
27
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 470
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.030
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 11 to 13
28 to 32
Iron (Fe), % 82 to 87.7
40.8 to 53.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 2.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 1.0
18 to 22
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.025
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 0.015
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.35
0