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SAE-AISI 1095 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1095 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 SAE-AISI 1095 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, % 10 to 11
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 370
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 680 to 900
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500 to 590
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1370
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
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 45
170

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 63 to 84
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 660 to 930
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22 to 29
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.9 to 1.0
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 98.8
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 4.0
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