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EN 1.6554 Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.6554 steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6554 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230 to 280
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 21
21 to 26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 380 to 520
170 to 200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 780 to 930
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 550 to 790
230 to 290

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
51 to 52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.1 to 8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
18 to 19
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
46 to 47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140 to 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 810 to 1650
140 to 230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 27 to 33
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
16 to 19

Comparable Variants