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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.8946 Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.8946 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, 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 1.8946 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
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
94.8 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14