EN 1.1127 Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel
Both EN 1.1127 steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1127 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 190 to 230 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 14 to 25 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 280 to 370 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 480 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 790 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 410 to 580 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 49 | |
| 43 to 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 2.3 to 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 50 to 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 140 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 440 to 880 | |
| 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 28 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 25 | |
| 16 |