ASTM A588 Steel vs. ASTM A210 Steel
Both ASTM A588 steel and ASTM A210 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A588 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A210 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 320 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 290 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 to 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 to 44 | |
| 52 to 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.0 to 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 51 | |
| 45 to 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 15 to 17 |