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EN 1.3576 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

Both EN 1.3576 steel and ASTM A356 grade 8 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 1.3576 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1420
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
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 8.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
55

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 50
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 36
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 42
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.65
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.5
95.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.0
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.050 to 0.15