ASTM A588 Steel vs. EN 1.7216 Steel
Both ASTM A588 steel and EN 1.7216 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A588 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7216 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 | |
| 200 to 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 12 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 290 to 440 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 | |
| 410 to 560 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 | |
| 650 to 930 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 | |
| 400 to 690 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 to 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 to 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 43 to 44 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 to 2.5 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 to 1.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 to 22 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 to 51 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 400 | |
| 430 to 1280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 | |
| 23 to 33 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 | |
| 21 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 | |
| 19 to 27 |