ASTM A202 Steel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FPB
Both ASTM A202 steel and ASTM A369 grade FPB are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A202 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A369 grade FPB.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 to 200 | |
140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 18 | |
19 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 | |
180 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 410 | |
290 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 590 to 670 | |
470 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 360 | |
270 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 96 | |
78 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 330 to 350 | |
190 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 24 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 22 | |
17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
15 |