EN 1.6526 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F10
Both EN 1.6526 steel and ASTM A182 grade F10 are iron alloys. They have 72% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 23 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (10, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F10.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 1460 | |
| 630 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 290 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1420 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1370 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 15 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 17 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
| 18 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 3.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 51 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 120 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 52 | |
| 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 36 | |
| 21 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 43 | |
| 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.23 | |
| 0.1 to 0.2 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.35 to 0.7 | |
| 7.0 to 9.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.6 to 98.3 | |
| 66.5 to 72.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.65 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 19 to 22 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |