EN 1.6570 Steel vs. ASTM A572 Steel
Both EN 1.6570 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6570 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A572 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 270 to 340 | |
| 140 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
| 18 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 500 to 660 | |
| 240 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 910 to 1130 | |
| 470 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 760 to 1060 | |
| 330 to 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 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 | 40 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 8.2 to 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
| 2.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 to 140 | |
| 100 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1520 to 3010 | |
| 290 to 690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 to 40 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 27 to 31 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 27 to 33 | |
| 14 to 18 |