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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.7216 Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.7216 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7216 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
12 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
290 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
410 to 560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
650 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
400 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
110 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
430 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
23 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0.27 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
97.2 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.35 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.035