MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. AWS BVPd-1

ASTM grade HC steel belongs to the iron alloys classification, while AWS BVPd-1 belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals. There are 15 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (17, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is AWS BVPd-1.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.37
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
56
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
240

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
200
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1240
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1230
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
310
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Density, g/cm3 7.6
11

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
7.7
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
6.1
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
7.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
9.8

Alloy Composition

Cadmium (Cd), % 0
0 to 0.0010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.0050
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Cobalt (Co), % 0
33.9 to 36
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
0
Lead (Pb), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0 to 0.060
Palladium (Pd), % 0
64 to 66
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.0020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0 to 0.0010