ASTM A356 Grade 8 vs. EN 1.7336 Steel
Both ASTM A356 grade 8 and EN 1.7336 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 8 and the bottom bar is EN 1.7336 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 240 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 630 | |
| 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 340 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 38 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.5 | |
| 3.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 26 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 55 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 4.7 | |
| 3.2 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 390 | |
| 310 to 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.4 to 97.4 | |
| 95.6 to 97.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.9 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.2 to 0.6 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |