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ASTM A588 Steel vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

Both ASTM A588 steel and EN 1.6553 steel are iron alloys. 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 A588 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
19 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
330 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
470 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250 to 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410 to 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43 to 44
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3 to 2.5
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5 to 1.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20 to 22
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 50 to 51
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
600 to 1190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
21 to 23

Comparable Variants