ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.5525 Steel
Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and EN 1.5525 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5525 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 130 | |
| 130 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 34 | |
| 11 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 180 | |
| 210 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 310 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 440 to 1440 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 300 to 490 |
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 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.9 |
| 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 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 44 to 240 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 to 150 | |
| 240 to 640 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
| 16 to 51 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 16 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
| 13 to 42 |