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ASTM A227 Spring Steel vs. EN 1.5520 Steel

Both ASTM A227 spring steel and EN 1.5520 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 A227 spring steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5520 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 500 to 640
120 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 900 to 1160
210 to 300
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 1030 to 1330
290 to 340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1720 to 2220
410 to 1410
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1430 to 1850
300 to 480

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 52
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 200 to 260
42 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 61 to 79
15 to 50
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 41 to 48
16 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 55 to 71
12 to 41

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.45 to 0.85
0.15 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.4 to 99.1
97.7 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 1.3
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.025