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ASTM Grade HI Steel vs. ASTM Grade HK Steel

Both ASTM grade HI steel and ASTM grade HK steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the as-fabricated (no temper or treatment) condition. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

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

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
310
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 450
440
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
200

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
27
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
24 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 46.9 to 59.8
44.8 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 18
18 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040