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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1006 Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and SAE-AISI 1006 steel are iron alloys. They have 67% 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 HF steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1006 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
94 to 100
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
22 to 33
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
140 to 210
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
340 to 370
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
180 to 300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
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
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
75 to 95
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
86 to 240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
12 to 13
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
10 to 11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.080
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
0
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
99.43 to 99.75
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.25 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050