EN 1.5522 Steel vs. ASTM A266 Carbon Steel
Both EN 1.5522 steel and ASTM A266 carbon steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5522 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A266 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 190 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 21 | |
| 21 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 330 | |
| 170 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 59 to 69 | |
| 34 to 43 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 380 | |
| 320 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 to 1490 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 520 | |
| 230 to 290 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 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 | 51 | |
| 51 to 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 | 8.1 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 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 to 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 46 to 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 45 to 250 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 to 720 | |
| 140 to 230 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 53 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 37 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 44 | |
| 16 to 19 |