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EN 1.0038 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

Both EN 1.0038 steel and ASTM A356 grade 5 are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 120
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 160
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 430
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 220
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 88
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 130
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
16

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
97.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030