ASTM A285 Carbon Steel vs. EN 1.7366 Steel
Both ASTM A285 carbon steel and EN 1.7366 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 A285 carbon steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7366 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 130 | |
140 to 210 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 30 to 34 | |
17 to 19 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 180 | |
160 to 320 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
74 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
290 to 440 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 380 to 450 | |
460 to 710 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 190 to 230 | |
230 to 480 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
510 |
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 | |
40 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
8.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
9.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
4.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
23 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
69 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
74 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 94 to 150 | |
140 to 600 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 13 to 16 | |
16 to 25 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 17 | |
17 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 14 | |
13 to 20 |