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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.8879 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 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
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
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15