EN 1.0234 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F6b
Both EN 1.0234 steel and ASTM A182 grade F6b are iron alloys. They have 85% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0234 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F6b.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 140 | |
| 260 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 29 | |
| 18 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 270 | |
| 440 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 64 to 78 | |
| 51 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 300 | |
| 530 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 480 | |
| 850 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 410 | |
| 710 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 280 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 750 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1450 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 10 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 2.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 3.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 8.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.2 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 30 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 100 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 to 130 | |
| 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 440 | |
| 1280 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 30 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 6.7 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 31 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.17 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 11.5 to 13.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.02 to 99.5 | |
| 81.2 to 87.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.35 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.0 to 2.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 1.0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |