ASTM Grade HK Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN Steel
Both ASTM grade HK steel and ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM grade HK steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CK3MCuN steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
| 200 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 | |
| 39 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 | |
| 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 | |
| 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 310 | |
| 300 |
| Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 440 | |
| 420 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1100 | |
| 1090 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1350 | |
| 1350 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 17 | |
| 16 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.0 | |
| 1.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.3 | |
| 2.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 29 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.4 | |
| 5.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 63 | |
| 76 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 200 | |
| 190 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 27 | |
| 45 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 | |
| 200 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 | |
| 210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 3.9 | |
| 3.2 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 | |
| 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 24 to 28 | |
| 19.5 to 20.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 44.8 to 57.8 | |
| 49.5 to 56.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 6.0 to 7.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 18 to 22 | |
| 17.5 to 19.5 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.18 to 0.24 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |