ASTM A572 Steel vs. EN 1.5113 Steel
Both ASTM A572 steel and EN 1.5113 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A572 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5113 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
| 170 to 270 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
| 11 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
| 220 to 470 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
| 360 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
| 580 to 900 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
| 320 to 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| 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 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 2.0 |
| 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 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 91 to 96 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 690 | |
| 270 to 1570 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 21 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 20 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 17 to 26 |