ASTM A227 Spring Steel vs. ASTM A514 Steel
Both ASTM A227 spring steel and ASTM A514 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A227 spring steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A514 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 500 to 640 | |
| 240 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 900 to 1160 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1030 to 1330 | |
| 490 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1720 to 2220 | |
| 790 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1430 to 1850 | |
| 690 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 to 440 |
| 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 | |
| 37 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 to 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 2.3 to 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.6 to 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 48 to 57 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 260 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 61 to 79 | |
| 28 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 48 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 71 | |
| 23 to 24 |