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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and ASTM A514 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
240 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
470 to 540
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 660
490 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
790 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
690 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250 to 260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
400 to 440
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 39
37 to 51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.2 to 7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.3 to 8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
2.3 to 3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8 to 7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.6 to 1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
21 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
48 to 57

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
1280 to 1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
28 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
24 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
10 to 14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
23 to 24