ASTM A210 Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel
Both ASTM A210 steel and ASTM A283 carbon steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A210 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 160 | |
| 110 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 34 | |
| 26 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 to 250 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 360 | |
| 240 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 360 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 310 | |
| 180 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 to 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 to 53 | |
| 51 to 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 to 8.1 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 to 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 160 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 250 | |
| 91 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 11 to 15 |