ASTM A216 Grade WCC vs. EN 1.1122 Steel
Both ASTM A216 grade WCC and EN 1.1122 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 A216 grade WCC and the bottom bar is EN 1.1122 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 | |
| 170 to 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 39 | |
| 63 to 73 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 | |
| 340 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 240 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 36 to 89 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
| 160 to 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.080 to 0.12 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.9 to 100 | |
| 98.7 to 99.62 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.2 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |