EN 1.6553 Steel vs. ASTM A572 Steel
Both EN 1.6553 steel and ASTM A572 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6553 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A572 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 240 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 21 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 to 460 | |
| 240 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 710 to 800 | |
| 470 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 470 to 670 | |
| 330 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 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 | 39 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.2 to 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.7 | |
| 2.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 150 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 600 to 1190 | |
| 290 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 24 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 10 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 23 | |
| 14 to 18 |