ASTM A182 Grade F23 vs. EN 1.6526 Steel
Both ASTM A182 grade F23 and EN 1.6526 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A182 grade F23 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6526 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 160 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 570 | |
| 520 to 1460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 450 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1500 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.0 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 36 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 18 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 18 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 15 to 43 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 |
| Boron (B), % | 0.0010 to 0.0060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.1 | |
| 0.17 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.9 to 2.6 | |
| 0.35 to 0.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.2 to 96.2 | |
| 96.6 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.1 to 0.6 | |
| 0.65 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.050 to 0.3 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0.020 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0.020 to 0.040 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0.0050 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 1.5 to 1.8 | |
| 0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |