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ASTM Grade HN Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both ASTM grade HN steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have 56% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HN steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.0
11 to 14
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
850 to 980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1080
440
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 13
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 26
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 66
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 180
56

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 22
2.4
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 19 to 23
1.4 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 44.9 to 57.8
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 23 to 27
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030