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EN 1.8503 Steel vs. ASTM A231 Spring Steel

Both EN 1.8503 steel and ASTM A231 spring steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.8503 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A231 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 600
1000
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
1080
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
1570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
230
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.24
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 95.8 to 97.5
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.65 to 0.8
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 0.035
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.3