ASTM A266 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.6570 Steel
Both ASTM A266 carbon steel and EN 1.6570 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, 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 1.6570 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 270 to 340 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 to 26 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 200 | |
| 500 to 660 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 910 to 1130 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 290 | |
| 760 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 440 |
| 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 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 to 8.2 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 3.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 to 19 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 to 47 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 230 | |
| 1520 to 3010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 32 to 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 19 | |
| 27 to 33 |