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EN 1.3532 Steel vs. ASTM A321 Carbon Steel

Both EN 1.3532 steel and ASTM A321 carbon steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3532 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A321 carbon steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1420
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
400
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 46
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 50
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 42
21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.18
0 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.4
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.8
98.1 to 99.25
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.55
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.8 to 4.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.050