ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.5662 Steel
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and EN 1.5662 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5662 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
| 380 to 450 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 to 43 | |
| 56 to 57 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 460 to 470 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 740 to 750 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 550 to 660 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 8.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 9.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 7.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 to 19 | |
| 31 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 to 47 | |
| 63 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
| 810 to 1150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 26 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 23 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 22 |