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SAE-AISI 94B17 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HE Steel

Both SAE-AISI 94B17 steel and ASTM grade HE steel are iron alloys. They have 62% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is SAE-AISI 94B17 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HE steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
10
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
160
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 440
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
2.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
19
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
50
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
190

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96
56
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
3.6
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00050 to 0.0030
0
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.2 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.5
26 to 30
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
53.9 to 65.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.0
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0.3 to 0.6
8.0 to 11
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040