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SAE-AISI 1026 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HF Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1026 steel and ASTM grade HF steel are iron alloys. They have 68% 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 SAE-AISI 1026 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HF steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 27
29
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 310
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 550
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 470
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
300
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1000
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
16
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
16

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
2.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
17
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
3.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
46
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
150

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 580
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 20
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 19
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.2
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 18
12

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.28
0.2 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
18 to 23
Iron (Fe), % 98.7 to 99.18
60 to 73.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.0 to 12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.040