EN 1.0225 Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel
Both EN 1.0225 steel and ASTM A285 carbon steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0225 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 to 140 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 24 | |
| 30 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 220 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 290 | |
| 250 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 500 | |
| 380 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 380 | |
| 190 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 95 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
| 94 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 12 to 14 |