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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. SAE-AISI A7 Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and SAE-AISI A7 steel are iron alloys. They have 75% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI A7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
800 to 2150

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
37
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
10
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
13
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
200
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
11
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
29 to 77
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
25 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
27 to 72

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 2.9
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
5.0 to 5.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
81.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
0.5 to 1.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
3.9 to 5.2