EN 1.5113 Steel vs. ASTM A203 Steel
Both EN 1.5113 steel and ASTM A203 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A203 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 270 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 470 | |
| 210 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 540 | |
| 330 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 900 | |
| 520 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 770 | |
| 290 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.5 to 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 3.2 to 4.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.6 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 50 to 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 96 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 1570 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 15 to 17 |