ASTM A572 Steel vs. EN 1.7710 Steel
Both ASTM A572 steel and EN 1.7710 steel are iron alloys. 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 A572 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7710 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
280 to 320 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
6.8 to 11 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
500 to 620 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
930 to 1070 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
800 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
440 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
41 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
3.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
2.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
30 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
57 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
73 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 690 | |
1680 to 2970 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
33 to 38 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
27 to 30 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
27 to 31 |