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EN 1.3570 Steel vs. ASTM A227 Spring Steel

Both EN 1.3570 steel and ASTM A227 spring steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (5, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3570 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A227 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 220
500 to 640
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 490 to 1440
1720 to 2220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 46
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
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 2.3
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 51
61 to 79
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
41 to 48
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 42
55 to 71

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.45 to 0.85
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.75
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.9
97.4 to 99.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.1
0.3 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.2
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050

Comparable Variants