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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both EN 1.5521 steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 59 to 72
50
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 360
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
470
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 51
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 630
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3