ASTM A231 Spring Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel
Both ASTM A231 spring steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.5662 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 540 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 1000 | |
| 380 to 450 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 46 | |
| 56 to 57 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 1080 | |
| 460 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1790 | |
| 740 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1570 | |
| 550 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 8.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 9.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 63 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 230 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 64 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 42 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 53 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.48 to 0.53 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.7 | |
| 88.6 to 91.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0.3 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 8.5 to 10 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |