ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.0034 Steel
Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and EN 1.0034 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0034 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
| 97 to 110 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
| 9.0 to 32 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 310 | |
| 220 to 230 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
| 340 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
| 180 to 280 |
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 53 | |
| 53 |
| 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 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 31 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
| 84 to 210 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 12 to 13 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 14 to 15 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 11 to 12 |