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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1211 Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and SAE-AISI 1211 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 1211 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
140 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
200 to 280
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
430 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
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
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.0

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
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
61 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
180 to 550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
15 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
14 to 18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
98.7 to 99.23
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0.1 to 0.15