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EN 1.5535 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HK Steel

Both EN 1.5535 steel and ASTM grade HK steel are iron alloys. They have 53% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5535 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HK steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 320
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
79
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 450 to 1490
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 500
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1400
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1350
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
15
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
25
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
4.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
63
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
200

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 45 to 250
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240 to 680
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 53
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 37
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
3.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 44
11

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.25
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
24 to 28
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.9
44.8 to 57.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040