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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1086 Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and SAE-AISI 1086 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 1086 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
220 to 260
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
300 to 360
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
760 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
480 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
240
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 63
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
79 to 84
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
610 to 890
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
24 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
26 to 30

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.8 to 0.93
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
98.5 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.3 to 0.5
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