EN 1.4806 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HT Steel
Both EN 1.4806 stainless steel and ASTM grade HT steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.4806 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HT steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.8 | |
| 4.6 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 | |
| 130 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 76 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 320 | |
| 310 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1000 | |
| 1010 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1380 | |
| 1390 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1340 | |
| 1340 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 15 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 1.7 | |
| 1.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 1.9 | |
| 1.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 31 | |
| 31 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 5.4 | |
| 5.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 76 | |
| 76 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 190 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 27 | |
| 19 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.1 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 12 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0.35 to 0.75 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 16 to 18 | |
| 15 to 19 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 40.4 to 48.7 | |
| 38.2 to 51.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 2.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 34 to 36 | |
| 33 to 37 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0 to 2.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |