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ASTM Grade HD Steel vs. EN 1.8959 Steel

Both ASTM grade HD steel and EN 1.8959 steel are iron alloys. They have 66% 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 HD steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8959 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.1
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
220
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
340

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 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.1
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 45
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.3
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 58.4 to 70
94.9 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 4.0 to 7.0
0 to 0.7
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.17