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EN 1.8505 Steel vs. ASTM A232 Spring Steel

Both EN 1.8505 steel and ASTM A232 spring steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 98% 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 1.8505 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A232 spring steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 320
540
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 540
1040
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 630
1090
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1050
1790
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 860
1610

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 37
64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 31
53

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.1
96.8 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3