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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both ASTM grade HC steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 grade HC steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
19

Alloy Composition

Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3