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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. EN 1.6526 Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and EN 1.6526 steel are iron alloys. They have 69% 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 HF steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6526 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
520 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
15 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
0.35 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
96.6 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.65 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0.4 to 0.7
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
0.020 to 0.040