ASTM A302 Alloy Steel vs. ASTM Grade HH Steel
Both ASTM A302 alloy steel and ASTM grade HH steel are iron alloys. 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 ASTM A302 alloy steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HH steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 to 190 | |
170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 280 | |
150 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
79 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 620 | |
580 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 390 | |
270 |
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 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 to 51 | |
14 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
17 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.4 | |
2.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.4 | |
2.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 to 3.0 | |
20 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
3.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 21 | |
53 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 50 | |
180 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
53 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 410 | |
190 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 22 | |
21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 21 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
3.8 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 18 | |
12 |