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ASTM A232 Spring Steel vs. EN 1.1158 Steel

Both ASTM A232 spring steel and EN 1.1158 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A232 spring steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1158 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 540
140 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
23 to 24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 1040
170 to 220
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 1090
300 to 320
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1790
470 to 500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1610
240 to 310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 52
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 250
89 to 110
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 64
17 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 42
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 53
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.48 to 0.53
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.7
97.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.3
0