ASTM A572 Steel vs. ASTM A229 Spring Steel
Both ASTM A572 steel and ASTM A229 spring steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A572 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A229 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
| 490 to 550 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
| 710 to 790 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
| 1020 to 1140 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
| 1690 to 1890 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
| 1100 to 1230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 200 to 230 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 690 | |
| 3260 to 4080 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 60 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 40 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 54 to 60 |