EN 1.5662 Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel
Both EN 1.5662 steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 230 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 330 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 470 | |
| 390 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 750 | |
| 620 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 to 660 | |
| 460 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.8 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 810 to 1150 | |
| 580 to 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 22 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 18 to 24 |