EN 1.0234 Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Both EN 1.0234 steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0234 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 140 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 29 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 270 | |
| 170 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 64 to 78 | |
| 34 to 43 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 300 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 480 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 410 | |
| 230 to 290 |
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 52 |
| 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 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 to 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 to 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 36 to 130 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 440 | |
| 140 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 16 to 19 |