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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CA15M Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and ACI-ASTM CA15M steel are iron alloys. They have 81% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 HF steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CA15M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
510

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
270
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
760
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
27
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
3.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
15
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
7.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
11.5 to 14
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
82.1 to 88.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040