EN 1.3551 Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel
Both EN 1.3551 steel and ASTM A514 steel are iron alloys. 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 1.3551 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 | |
| 240 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 720 | |
| 790 to 830 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 530 | |
| 400 to 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1490 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 36 | |
| 37 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 7.2 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.9 | |
| 8.3 to 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 9.0 | |
| 2.3 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.9 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 71 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 82 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 9.8 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 23 to 24 |