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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 EN 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
540
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035