EN 1.5507 Steel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FPB
Both EN 1.5507 steel and ASTM A369 grade FPB are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 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 1.5507 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A369 grade FPB.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 260 | |
140 |
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 | 450 to 880 | |
470 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
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 | 49 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 31 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 26 | |
17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 26 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.080 | |
0 |
Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.21 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.7 | |
98.1 to 99.61 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.8 to 1.0 | |
0.29 to 1.1 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.1 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
0 |