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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
220 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
380 to 450
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
460 to 470
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
740 to 750
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
550 to 660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
8.0
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
810 to 1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
88.6 to 91.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 10
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050