ASTM A225 Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy
Both ASTM A225 steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A225 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 23 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 520 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 to 830 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 460 to 550 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 to 25 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 170 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 580 to 820 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 to 29 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 to 24 | |
| 110 |