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ASTM Grade HI Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b

Both ASTM grade HI steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HI steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
440
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
76
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
850
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
280
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
390
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
750
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
25
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
10

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
3.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
8.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
14
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
30
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
6.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
31

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
11.5 to 13.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.5
Iron (Fe), % 46.9 to 59.8
81.2 to 87.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 18
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020