ASTM B522 Class II vs. EN 1.3558 Steel
ASTM B522 class II belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.3558 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 17 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (15, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B522 class II and the bottom bar is EN 1.3558 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 96 | |
| 210 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.41 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
| 80 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 490 | |
| 770 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 77 | |
| 240 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1810 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
| 1760 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
| 410 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.7 | |
| 12 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
| 9.3 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.1 | |
| 12 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.4 to 7.8 | |
| 23 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 5.5 to 8.0 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 24 | |
| 22 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 0.8 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 3.9 to 4.3 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Gold (Au), % | 68.5 to 69.5 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
| 73.7 to 77.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Platinum (Pt), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
| 0 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Silver (Ag), % | 24.5 to 25.5 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 17.5 to 19 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Residuals, % | 0 to 0.26 | |
| 0 |