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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. They have 61% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HE steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1360
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 14
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025