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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1345 Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and SAE-AISI 1345 steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 1345 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
170 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
230 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
590 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
330 to 620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 25
1.9
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 48
78 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
290 to 1040
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
21 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
20 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.43 to 0.48
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
97.2 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.6 to 1.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0
Nickel (Ni), % 18 to 22
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040