MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. ASTM A216 Cast Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and ASTM A216 cast steel are iron alloys. There are 29 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 ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A216 cast steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
25 to 27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
170 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
500 to 570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
230 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450 to 1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
49 to 52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.1 to 7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.2 to 8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
140 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
18 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
13 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 18