ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.0411 Steel
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and EN 1.0411 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0411 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 12 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 43 | |
| 60 to 74 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 300 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 420 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 270 to 480 |
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 | |
| 52 |
| 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 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 43 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
| 190 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 15 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 13 to 18 |