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ASTM Grade HC Steel vs. EN 1.7729 Steel

Both ASTM grade HC steel and EN 1.7729 steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 ASTM grade HC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7729 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 6.0
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 96
500
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430
910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
750

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 17
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 14
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.6
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
3.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 40
49
Embodied Water, L/kg 170
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 21
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 95
1500
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 15
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 26
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.080
Arsenic (As), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0
0.0010 to 0.010
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.5
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 61.9 to 74
94.8 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.0
0.35 to 0.75
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 4.0
0 to 0.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.015
Tin (Sn), % 0
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0.070 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.6 to 0.8