MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM A232 Spring Steel vs. EN 1.0478 Steel

Both ASTM A232 spring steel and EN 1.0478 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A232 spring steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0478 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1040
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 1090
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1790
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1610
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
90
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.7
96.9 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.6 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.050