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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1012 Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and SAE-AISI 1012 steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 SAE-AISI 1012 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
100 to 110
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
21 to 31
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
150 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
360 to 400
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
200 to 330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
6.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
7.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
80 to 93
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
110 to 300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
13 to 14
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
14 to 15
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
11 to 13

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
99.16 to 99.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050