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Grade TDSiCr Steel vs. ASTM Grade HD Steel

Both grade TDSiCr steel and ASTM grade HD steel are iron alloys. They have 67% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is grade TDSiCr steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HD steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1950
590

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
17
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
45
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
180

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 70
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 45
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
4.3
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 58
19

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.5 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.1
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
58.4 to 70
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
4.0 to 7.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040