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ASTM Grade HF Steel vs. AWS E320

Both ASTM grade HF steel and AWS E320 are iron alloys. They have 69% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (11, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HF steel and the bottom bar is AWS E320.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
200
Elongation at Break, % 29
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 77
77
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 300
300
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1410
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1370
1360
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 16
14

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 17
38
Density, g/cm3 7.7
8.2
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.2
6.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 46
91
Embodied Water, L/kg 150
220

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 21
28
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
20
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.4
0 to 0.070
Chromium (Cr), % 18 to 23
19 to 21
Copper (Cu), % 0
3.0 to 4.0
Iron (Fe), % 60 to 73.8
31.8 to 43.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.5 to 2.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
2.0 to 3.0
Nickel (Ni), % 8.0 to 12
32 to 36
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030