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ASTM A232 Spring Steel vs. ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co

Both ASTM A232 spring steel and ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co are iron alloys. They have 54% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A232 spring steel and the bottom bar is ASTM F15 Fe-Ni-Co.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.3
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1790
520 to 880

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
17
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
6.0

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
3.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
4.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
49
Density, g/cm3 7.8
8.3
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
5.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
71
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
190

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
23
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
17 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
17 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
4.5
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
32 to 55

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.1
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.040
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.2
Cobalt (Co), % 0
16 to 18
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.7
50.3 to 56
Magnesium (Mg), % 0
0 to 0.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
28 to 30
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.2
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.1
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.1