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ASTM A356 Grade 6 vs. EN 1.7703 Steel

Both ASTM A356 grade 6 and EN 1.7703 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A356 grade 6 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7703 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
320 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
670 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
460 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
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 41
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
570 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.11 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 98.1
94.6 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35