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EN 1.3537 Steel vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel

Both EN 1.3537 steel and ASTM A229 spring steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.3537 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
490 to 550
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
1690 to 1890

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
60 to 67
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
40 to 43
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
54 to 60

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.55 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 1.7 to 2.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.8
97.5 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.3 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants