EN 1.1203 Steel vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel
Both EN 1.1203 steel and ASTM A229 spring steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1203 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 230 | |
| 490 to 550 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 15 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 310 | |
| 710 to 790 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 480 | |
| 1020 to 1140 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 780 | |
| 1690 to 1890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 480 | |
| 1100 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
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 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 100 | |
| 200 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 610 | |
| 3260 to 4080 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 60 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 40 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 54 to 60 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.52 to 0.6 | |
| 0.55 to 0.85 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.9 | |
| 97.5 to 99 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.3 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |