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EN 1.7729 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HC Steel

Both EN 1.7729 steel and ASTM grade HC steel are iron alloys. They have 70% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.7729 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM grade HC steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 17
6.0
Fatigue Strength, MPa 500
96
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 910
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 750
200

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
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 7.6
2.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
2.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
14
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.6
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 3.3
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 49
40
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
170

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.4
29
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
21
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1500
95
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
15
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
26
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.015 to 0.080
0
Arsenic (As), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.010
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
26 to 30
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.8 to 97
61.9 to 74
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.75
0 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 4.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.040
Tin (Sn), % 0 to 0.020
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0.070 to 0.15
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.6 to 0.8
0