EN 1.6368 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel
Both EN 1.6368 steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6368 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
6.0 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 330 | |
96 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.27 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
80 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 690 | |
430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 490 | |
200 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
310 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
1100 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1410 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1370 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
490 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 40 | |
17 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
11 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
2.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
2.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.4 | |
14 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.6 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
2.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
40 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
170 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
21 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 580 to 650 | |
95 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
15 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
26 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 24 | |
16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 22 | |
16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
4.5 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
14 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.015 to 0.040 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.17 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
26 to 30 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 95.1 to 97.2 | |
61.9 to 74 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.25 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
0 to 4.0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0.015 to 0.045 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.25 to 0.5 | |
0 to 2.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.040 |