ASTM A514 Steel vs. EN 1.8936 Steel
Both ASTM A514 steel and EN 1.8936 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A514 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8936 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 240 to 250 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 470 to 540 | |
| 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 490 to 520 | |
| 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 830 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 690 to 770 | |
| 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 to 440 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 37 to 51 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 to 7.6 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 to 8.8 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 3.8 | |
| 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 to 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 to 1.8 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 to 25 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 to 57 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 170 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1280 to 1590 | |
| 370 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 29 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 25 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 to 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 17 |