EN 1.5662 Steel vs. ASTM A203 Steel
Both EN 1.5662 steel and ASTM A203 steel are iron alloys. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5662 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A203 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 230 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 450 | |
| 210 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 460 to 470 | |
| 330 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 to 750 | |
| 520 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 550 to 660 | |
| 290 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.7 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.8 | |
| 8.5 to 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 7.5 | |
| 3.2 to 4.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.0 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 1.6 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
| 50 to 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 to 150 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 810 to 1150 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
| 15 to 17 |