EN 1.1127 Steel vs. ASTM A203 Steel
Both EN 1.1127 steel and ASTM A203 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1127 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A203 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 230 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 25 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 370 | |
| 210 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 480 | |
| 330 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 790 | |
| 520 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 580 | |
| 290 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 | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.5 to 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 3.2 to 4.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.6 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 50 to 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 140 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 to 880 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 28 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 15 to 17 |