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EN 1.5538 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HL Steel

Both EN 1.5538 steel and ASTM grade HL steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5538 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HL steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530 to 1810
500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
27
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
210

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 64
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 42
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 53
11

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
28 to 32
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.5
40.8 to 53.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
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