ASTM A203 Steel vs. EN 1.1127 Steel
Both ASTM A203 steel and EN 1.1127 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A203 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1127 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 to 26 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 280 | |
| 280 to 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 370 | |
| 420 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 660 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 390 | |
| 410 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 to 7.6 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 to 8.7 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.2 to 4.0 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 23 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 52 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 120 | |
| 90 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 410 | |
| 440 to 880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 23 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 21 to 25 |