EN 1.7321 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HN Steel
Both EN 1.7321 steel and ASTM grade HN steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7321 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 150 to 170 | |
140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
77 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1460 | |
500 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
1080 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1400 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1350 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
13 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
16 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
26 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
4.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
66 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 52 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 36 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
3.5 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 43 | |
11 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.23 | |
0.2 to 0.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
19 to 23 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.4 | |
44.9 to 57.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
23 to 27 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.040 |