ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.0234 Steel
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and EN 1.0234 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0234 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 100 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 12 to 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
| 170 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 43 | |
| 64 to 78 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 260 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 350 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 220 to 410 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| 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 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 8.0 |
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 | |
| 36 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
| 130 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 11 to 15 |