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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CG6MMN Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel are iron alloys. They have 88% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 28 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HK steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CG6MMN steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 11
34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
260
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
320

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
300
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C 440
460
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
1080
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1420
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1380
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
22
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
4.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
68
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
180

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
34
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
190
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
260
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
22
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.060
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
20.5 to 23.5
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
51.9 to 62.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
4.0 to 6.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
1.5 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
11.5 to 13.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.1 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.2 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.3