EN 1.0434 Steel vs. ASTM A321 Carbon Steel
Both EN 1.0434 steel and ASTM A321 carbon steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0434 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A321 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 110 to 160 | |
| 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 28 | |
| 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 300 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 64 to 74 | |
| 39 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 330 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 540 | |
| 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 450 | |
| 390 |
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 | 52 | |
| 51 |
| 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 |
| 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 | 39 to 140 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 540 | |
| 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 19 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 21 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.19 | |
| 0 to 0.55 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.8 to 99.18 | |
| 98.1 to 99.25 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.65 to 0.85 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.050 |