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ASTM Grade HI Steel vs. EN 1.6781 Steel

Both ASTM grade HI steel and EN 1.6781 steel are iron alloys. They have 60% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.6781 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
450
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
680

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
450
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
3.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1220
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
24

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
1.3 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 46.9 to 59.8
92.6 to 94.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 18
3.0 to 3.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015