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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. EN 1.0491 Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and EN 1.0491 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 EN 1.0491 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
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
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.5

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
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
96.1 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.070