ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.3963 Alloy
Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and EN 1.3963 alloy are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3963 alloy.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
| 29 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.3 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 310 | |
| 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1430 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1390 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 460 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 1.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 25 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 8.2 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 4.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 66 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 110 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
| 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 16 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 110 |