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ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1541 Steel

Both ASTM grade HK steel and SAE-AISI 1541 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 (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 1541 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
260 to 420
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
720 to 790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
390 to 680

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
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.3
8.2

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 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190
410 to 1250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
23 to 25

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.6
0.36 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
0
Iron (Fe), % 44.8 to 57.8
97.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
1.4 to 1.7
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