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ASTM A356 Grade 8 vs. EN 1.5024 Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 8 and EN 1.5024 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 A356 grade 8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5024 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 470
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
670 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
45

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.4
96.7 to 97.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.6
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0