EN 1.5521 Steel vs. ASTM A204 Steel
Both EN 1.5521 steel and ASTM A204 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A204 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 130 to 180 | |
160 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
18 to 22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 310 | |
200 to 220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 360 | |
330 to 360 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 430 to 1390 | |
520 to 590 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 490 | |
290 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 to 1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
2.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 44 to 230 | |
90 to 95 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 630 | |
220 to 290 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 49 | |
18 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 35 | |
18 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 41 | |
15 to 17 |