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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. R30556 Alloy

Both ASTM grade HC steel and R30556 alloy are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is R30556 alloy.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
210
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
45
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
81
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1330
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
11
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
1.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
1.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
70
Density, g/cm3 7.6
8.4
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
8.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
300

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
40
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
290
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
2.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.1 to 0.5
Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
21 to 23
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 21
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
20.4 to 38.2
Lanthanum (La), % 0
0.0050 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.5 to 4.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
19 to 22.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.2 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Tantalum (Ta), % 0
0.3 to 1.3
Tungsten (W), % 0
2.0 to 3.5
Zinc (Zn), % 0
0.0010 to 0.1