EN 1.1127 Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel
Both EN 1.1127 steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1127 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 230 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 25 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 370 | |
| 330 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 480 | |
| 390 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 790 | |
| 620 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 580 | |
| 460 to 550 |
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 | 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 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 140 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 to 880 | |
| 580 to 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 28 | |
| 22 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 18 to 24 |