K93050 Alloy vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel
Both K93050 alloy and ASTM A229 spring steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 19 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is K93050 alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
72 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 680 | |
1690 to 1890 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 26 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.7 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 65 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 120 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 23 | |
60 to 67 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
40 to 43 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 21 | |
54 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.55 to 0.85 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Cobalt (Co), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 61.4 to 63.9 | |
97.5 to 99 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.3 to 1.2 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 36 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Selenium (Se), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.050 |