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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. EN 1.7201 Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and EN 1.7201 steel are iron alloys. They have 54% 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 1.7201 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
130 to 160
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
430 to 1300

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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
2.5
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

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 46
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 34
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
13 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
96.9 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 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 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025