EN 1.0580 Steel vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel
Both EN 1.0580 steel and ASTM A302 alloy steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0580 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A302 alloy steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 25 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 270 | |
| 250 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 360 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 620 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 450 | |
| 350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| 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 | |
| 39 to 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 to 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.2 to 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 2.4 to 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 to 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 48 to 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 120 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 540 | |
| 330 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 10 to 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 17 to 18 |