EN 1.7216 Steel vs. ASTM A204 Steel
Both EN 1.7216 steel and ASTM A204 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7216 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A204 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 280 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 23 | |
| 18 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 to 440 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 560 | |
| 330 to 360 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 930 | |
| 520 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 to 690 | |
| 290 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 90 to 95 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 1280 | |
| 220 to 290 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 33 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 15 to 17 |