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EN 1.8879 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both EN 1.8879 steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 71% 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 EN 1.8879 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, % 16
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 830
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 710
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 40
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1320
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 24
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.5
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 100
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 2.5
0 to 4.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.040
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0