ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.5522 Steel
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and EN 1.5522 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5522 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 11 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
| 210 to 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 43 | |
| 59 to 69 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 450 to 1490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 300 to 520 |
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 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 to 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 to 47 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 45 to 250 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
| 250 to 720 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 16 to 53 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 17 to 37 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 13 to 44 |