EN 1.5113 Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel
Both EN 1.5113 steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5113 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 270 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 18 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 470 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 360 to 540 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 580 to 900 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 320 to 770 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 43 to 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 2.3 to 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 50 to 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 96 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 270 to 1570 | |
| 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 to 32 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 to 27 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 26 | |
| 16 |