ASTM A227 Spring Steel vs. EN 1.7703 Steel
Both ASTM A227 spring steel and EN 1.7703 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.7703 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 500 to 640 | |
| 200 to 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 900 to 1160 | |
| 320 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1030 to 1330 | |
| 420 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1720 to 2220 | |
| 670 to 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1430 to 1850 | |
| 460 to 500 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 460 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1430 |
| 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 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 4.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 35 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 61 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 200 to 260 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 61 to 79 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 41 to 48 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 55 to 71 | |
| 19 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.45 to 0.85 | |
| 0.11 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.4 to 99.1 | |
| 94.6 to 96.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 1.3 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.070 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |