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EN 1.5510 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both EN 1.5510 steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5510 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1600
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310 to 520
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 46 to 260
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260 to 710
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 57
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 39
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 47
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.9 to 99.149
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040