EN 1.3963 Alloy vs. ASTM A225 Steel
Both EN 1.3963 alloy and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3963 alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 29 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 290 | |
| 390 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 | |
| 620 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 460 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.6 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
| 580 to 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 22 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 110 | |
| 18 to 24 |