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SAE-AISI 1212 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HK Steel

Both SAE-AISI 1212 steel and ASTM grade HK steel are iron alloys. They have 52% 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 1212 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HK steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 28
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 290
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440 to 620
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 460
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 64 to 110
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 560
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 20
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.13
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0
24 to 28
Iron (Fe), % 98.5 to 99.07
44.8 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0.070 to 0.12
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0.16 to 0.23
0 to 0.040