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ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.7231 Steel

Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and EN 1.7231 steel are iron alloys. 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 A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7231 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 130
240 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 30 to 34
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 150 to 180
360 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 450
790 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 230
570 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420 to 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 94 to 150
870 to 1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 17
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 14
23 to 27

Comparable Variants