EN 1.6579 Steel vs. ASTM A209 Steel
Both EN 1.6579 steel and ASTM A209 steel are iron alloys. There are 30 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 1.6579 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A209 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 260 to 290 | |
| 140 to 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 14 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 380 to 570 | |
| 180 to 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 850 to 980 | |
| 420 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 600 to 910 | |
| 220 to 250 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 440 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 50 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 8.1 to 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.7 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 22 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 56 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 120 | |
| 120 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 950 to 2210 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 30 to 35 | |
| 15 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 16 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 25 to 29 | |
| 12 to 14 |