ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.1127 Steel
Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and EN 1.1127 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1127 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 130 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 34 | |
| 14 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 180 | |
| 280 to 370 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 420 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 660 to 790 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 410 to 580 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 90 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 to 150 | |
| 440 to 880 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 23 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 21 to 25 |