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ASTM A36 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both ASTM A36 carbon steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 A36 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 12
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 14
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 44
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 220
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.26
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 99.25 to 100
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050