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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F3VCb

Both EN 1.8550 steel and ASTM A182 grade F3VCb are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F3VCb.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 470
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 600
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 760
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
470
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.3
6.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1550
570
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Calcium (Ca), % 0
0.00050 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
2.7 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
93.8 to 95.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.015 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.2 to 0.3