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ASTM Grade HP Steel vs. SAE-AISI M7 Steel

Both ASTM grade HP steel and SAE-AISI M7 steel are iron alloys. They have 41% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 22 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 HP steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI M7 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 78
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
760 to 2210

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 320
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1370
1560
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1330
1510
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
450
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 12
28
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 34
18
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.1
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 5.8
8.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 82
130
Embodied Water, L/kg 220
100

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 27
35
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 76
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.2
7.8
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11
24 to 69

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.75
1.0 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 24 to 28
3.5 to 4.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 29.2 to 42.7
79.8 to 83.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.15 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
8.2 to 9.2
Nickel (Ni), % 33 to 37
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.5
0.2 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Tungsten (W), % 0
1.4 to 2.1
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.8 to 2.3