EN 1.1127 Steel vs. ASTM A227 Spring Steel
Both EN 1.1127 steel and ASTM A227 spring steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1127 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A227 spring steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 190 to 230 | |
500 to 640 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 25 | |
12 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 370 | |
900 to 1160 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 480 | |
1030 to 1330 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 790 | |
1720 to 2220 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 580 | |
1430 to 1850 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 140 | |
200 to 260 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 28 | |
61 to 79 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
41 to 48 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 25 | |
55 to 71 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.34 to 0.42 | |
0.45 to 0.85 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.6 to 98.1 | |
97.4 to 99.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.4 to 1.7 | |
0.3 to 1.3 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.050 |