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ASTM A321 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.6220 Steel

Both ASTM A321 carbon steel and EN 1.6220 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 A321 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6220 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
23 to 25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
240 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
550 to 580
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
300 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.55
0.17 to 0.23
Iron (Fe), % 98.1 to 99.25
96.7 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.0 to 1.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030