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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. EN 1.7378 Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and EN 1.7378 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1.7378 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
700
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
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
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
5.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
630
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0015 to 0.0070
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.050 to 0.1
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
2.2 to 2.6
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
94.6 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.050 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3