ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 120 to 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
| 180 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 43 | |
| 63 to 73 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 270 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 390 to 510 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 260 to 420 |
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 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 8.1 |
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 | |
| 40 to 83 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
| 190 to 460 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 14 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 11 to 15 |