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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. EN 1.7006 Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and EN 1.7006 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.7006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
160 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
530 to 1890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.5
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 19
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16 to 56

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0.4 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
97.6 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 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 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035