ASTM A231 Spring Steel vs. EN 1.0308 Steel
Both ASTM A231 spring steel and EN 1.0308 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A231 spring steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0308 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 540 | |
| 100 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 7.8 to 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 1000 | |
| 140 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1080 | |
| 230 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1790 | |
| 360 to 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1570 | |
| 190 to 340 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
| 32 to 95 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
| 14 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 53 | |
| 11 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.48 to 0.53 | |
| 0 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.7 | |
| 98.2 to 100 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0 to 1.2 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.045 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |