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ASTM A356 Grade 5 vs. ASTM Grade HP Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 5 and ASTM grade HP steel are iron alloys. They have a modest 38% of their average alloy composition in common, which, by itself, doesn't mean much. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 5 and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HP steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
5.1
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
130
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1370
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
12
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
16

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
34
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
5.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
82
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.2
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.25
0.35 to 0.75
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.7
24 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 99.2
29.2 to 42.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
33 to 37
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040