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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade E Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and ASTM A372 grade E steel are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HK steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade E steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
20 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
310 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
650 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
430 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
500 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
97 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.010