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K93500 Alloy vs. ASTM A372 Grade K Steel

Both K93500 alloy and ASTM A372 grade K steel are iron alloys. They have 65% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (13, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is K93500 alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade K steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.3
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 810
780

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1380
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 460
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 30
4.4
Density, g/cm3 8.2
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 65
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 130
57

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 23
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 27
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 23
24
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 25
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.1
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.25
1.0 to 1.8
Cobalt (Co), % 5.0
0
Iron (Fe), % 61.4 to 63
93.4 to 96.6
Magnesium (Mg), % 0 to 0.1
0
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.6
0.1 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 32
2.0 to 3.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.1
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.1
0