ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.0213 Steel
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and EN 1.0213 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0213 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
92 to 120 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
12 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
160 to 240 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 43 | |
72 to 80 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
230 to 270 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
320 to 430 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
220 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 52 | |
53 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
6.9 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 to 19 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 to 47 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
33 to 98 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
120 to 300 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
11 to 15 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
13 to 16 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
10 to 14 |