EN 1.0536 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade A Steel
Both EN 1.0536 steel and ASTM A372 grade A steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0536 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade A steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 | |
22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 340 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 440 | |
320 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 | |
500 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 510 | |
270 |
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 | 51 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
45 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
95 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 690 | |
200 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.010 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.22 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 98.4 | |
98.3 to 99.85 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.015 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
0 |