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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. SAE-AISI 4140 Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and SAE-AISI 4140 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 SAE-AISI 4140 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200 to 310
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
11 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
360 to 650
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
690 to 1080
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
590 to 990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
420
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
43
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
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
74 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
920 to 2590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25 to 38
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22 to 30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
20 to 32

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0.38 to 0.43
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
96.8 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.75 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040