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ASTM Grade HD Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CB6 Steel

Both ASTM grade HD steel and ACI-ASTM CB6 steel are iron alloys. They have 87% 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 HD steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CB6 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
410
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
880
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 460
410
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
870
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
12
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
36
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
130

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
17
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
4.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
15.5 to 17.5
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 70
74.4 to 81
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 7.0
3.5 to 5.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030