EN 1.0034 Steel vs. ASTM A283 Carbon Steel
Both EN 1.0034 steel and ASTM A283 carbon steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0034 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A283 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 97 to 110 | |
| 110 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.0 to 32 | |
| 26 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 140 to 170 | |
| 150 to 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 230 | |
| 240 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 340 to 380 | |
| 360 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 180 to 280 | |
| 180 to 260 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 51 to 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 95 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 84 to 210 | |
| 91 to 180 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 13 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 12 | |
| 11 to 15 |