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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1015 Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and SAE-AISI 1015 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 1015 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
20 to 32
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
170 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
390 to 440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
210 to 370

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
52
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
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
120 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
14 to 15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
15 to 16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
12 to 14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.13 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
99.13 to 99.57
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