ASTM B522 Class II vs. EN 1.6554 Steel
ASTM B522 class II belongs to the otherwise unclassified metals classification, while EN 1.6554 steel belongs to the iron alloys. There are 21 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (12, in this case) are not shown. Please note that the two materials have significantly dissimilar densities. This means that additional care is required when interpreting the data, because some material properties are based on units of mass, while others are based on units of area or volume.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM B522 class II and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 96 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 1.1 to 28 | |
17 to 21 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.41 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 34 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 280 to 490 | |
780 to 930 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 120 to 210 | |
550 to 790 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 77 | |
250 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1030 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1030 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 160 | |
470 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 15 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 11 | |
7.6 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 5.7 | |
8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Density, g/cm3 | 17 | |
7.9 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 4.4 to 63 | |
140 to 150 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 75 to 230 | |
810 to 1650 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 3.1 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 8.9 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 4.4 to 7.8 | |
27 to 33 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 5.5 to 8.0 | |
24 to 27 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 24 | |
23 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
0.23 to 0.28 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.7 to 0.9 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Gold (Au), % | 68.5 to 69.5 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 0 | |
94.6 to 97.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.2 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 2.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Platinum (Pt), % | 5.5 to 6.5 | |
0 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Silver (Ag), % | 24.5 to 25.5 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Residuals, % | 0 to 0.26 | |
0 |