ASTM A572 Steel vs. EN 1.7711 Steel
Both ASTM A572 steel and EN 1.7711 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 1.7711 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
| 210 to 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 25 | |
| 16 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
| 290 to 520 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 380 | |
| 440 to 570 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 620 | |
| 690 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 510 | |
| 400 to 800 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 430 |
| 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 | 51 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 to 8.3 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 110 | |
| 130 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 690 | |
| 430 to 1690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 22 | |
| 24 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 21 | |
| 22 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 18 | |
| 24 to 32 |