EN 1.5113 Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel
Both EN 1.5113 steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 270 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 470 | |
| 330 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 540 | |
| 390 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 900 | |
| 620 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 770 | |
| 460 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 96 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 1570 | |
| 580 to 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 22 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 18 to 24 |