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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. SAE-AISI M62 Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and SAE-AISI M62 steel are iron alloys. They have 73% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 20 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, 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 M62 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
830 to 2440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1650
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1600
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
430
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
30
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.5
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
10
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
150
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
110

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
49
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
27 to 80
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
23 to 47
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24 to 71

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
1.3 to 1.4
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
73.6 to 77.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
10 to 11
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
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
5.8 to 6.5
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.1