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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. ASTM Grade HE Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and ASTM grade HE steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 420
450
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
19
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
190

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
53.9 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040