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ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and ASTM grade HP steel are iron alloys. There are 28 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 ASTM A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 140
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 26 to 34
5.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 190
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 480
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 180 to 260
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51 to 53
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
34
Density, g/cm3 7.8 to 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
220

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 110
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 91 to 180
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 17
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
11