ASTM A283 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel
Both ASTM A283 carbon steel and EN 1.7383 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, 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 1.7383 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 140 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 26 to 34 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 190 | |
| 210 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 240 to 310 | |
| 350 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 360 to 480 | |
| 560 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 260 | |
| 300 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 460 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 to 53 | |
| 39 |
| 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 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 3.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 91 to 180 | |
| 240 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 17 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 16 to 18 |