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ASTM Grade HE Steel vs. EN 1.8946 Steel

Both ASTM grade HE steel and EN 1.8946 steel are iron alloys. They have 62% 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 1.8946 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 10
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
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
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
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 19
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 50
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 190
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 56
82
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
410
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.6
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0.25 to 1.4
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 53.9 to 65.8
94.8 to 99.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 11
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.050 to 0.16
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14