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EN 1.3519 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

Both EN 1.3519 steel and ASTM A356 grade 8 are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3519 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 96.8
95.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.2
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15