ASTM A572 Steel vs. EN 1.0214 Steel
Both ASTM A572 steel and EN 1.0214 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A572 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0214 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
| 97 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
| 12 to 31 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
| 160 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
| 250 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
| 330 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
| 210 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 34 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 690 | |
| 120 to 340 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 11 to 14 |