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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. EN 1.3576 Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and EN 1.3576 steel are iron alloys. They have 55% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.3576 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
150 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
490 to 1420

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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
17 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
17 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0.35 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
95.5 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
1.6 to 2.0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030