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ASTM Grade HI Steel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

Both ASTM grade HI steel and EN 1.8550 steel are iron alloys. They have 57% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 HI steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150
470
Poisson's Ratio 0.27
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 79
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 310
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 1100
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1400
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1350
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 490
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 15
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 17
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 2.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 2.4
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 23
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 4.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 59
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 200
67

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 29
2.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 52
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 3.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 26 to 30
1.5 to 1.8
Iron (Fe), % 46.9 to 59.8
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 2.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 14 to 18
0.85 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035