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EN 1.0060 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 2

Both EN 1.0060 steel and ASTM A356 grade 2 are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 EN 1.0060 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
97.7 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.030