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S32550 Stainless Steel vs. ASTM Grade HT Steel

Both S32550 stainless steel and ASTM grade HT steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is S32550 stainless steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HT steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 260
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
4.6
Fatigue Strength, MPa 400
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 860
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
400
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1010
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 20
31
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.8
5.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 53
76
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 40
18
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 160
19
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 940
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 31
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.4
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.040
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 27
15 to 19
Copper (Cu), % 1.5 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 57.2 to 67
38.2 to 51.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 2.9 to 3.9
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.5 to 6.5
33 to 37
Nitrogen (N), % 0.1 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040