ASTM A227 Spring Steel vs. EN 1.6553 Steel
Both ASTM A227 spring steel and EN 1.6553 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A227 spring steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6553 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 500 to 640 | |
| 210 to 240 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 19 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 900 to 1160 | |
| 330 to 460 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1720 to 2220 | |
| 710 to 800 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1430 to 1850 | |
| 470 to 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 420 |
| 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 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 2.7 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 260 | |
| 130 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 61 to 79 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 48 | |
| 23 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 71 | |
| 21 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 0.85 | |
| 0.23 to 0.28 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.4 to 99.1 | |
| 95.6 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.3 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |