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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
170 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 300
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010