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ASTM Grade HI Steel vs. EN 1.5638 Steel

Both ASTM grade HI steel and EN 1.5638 steel are iron alloys. They have 58% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN 1.5638 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
410

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
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 23
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.060 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0
Iron (Fe), % 46.9 to 59.8
94.4 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 18
3.0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015