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ASTM A356 Grade 8 vs. EN 1.5510 Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 8 and EN 1.5510 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 A356 grade 8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5510 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
130 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
220 to 330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 50
62 to 72
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
450 to 1600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
310 to 520

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 38
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
46 to 260
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 390
260 to 710
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
13 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.4
97.9 to 99.149
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.6 to 0.9
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
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0