ASTM A588 Steel vs. ASTM A202 Steel
Both ASTM A588 steel and ASTM A202 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A588 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A202 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 180 to 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 360 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 590 to 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 350 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 to 44 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 51 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 93 to 96 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
| 330 to 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 21 to 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 17 to 20 |