ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel
Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and ASTM A229 spring steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 130 | |
| 490 to 550 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 34 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 180 | |
| 710 to 790 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 1020 to 1140 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 1690 to 1890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 1100 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 200 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 to 150 | |
| 3260 to 4080 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 60 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 40 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 54 to 60 |