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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel

Both ASTM grade HF steel and ASTM A283 carbon 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 grade HF steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
110 to 140
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 29
26 to 34
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
150 to 190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
360 to 480
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
180 to 260

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1000
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 16
51 to 53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
100 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
91 to 180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
13 to 17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 4.2
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
11 to 15