EN 1.0033 Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel
Both EN 1.0033 steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0033 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 86 to 96 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 17 to 32 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 120 to 140 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 200 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 300 to 330 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 150 to 200 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 43 to 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 2.3 to 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 50 to 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 48 to 83 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 63 to 100 | |
| 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 12 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 13 to 14 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.4 to 10 | |
| 16 |