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EN 1.7216 Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel

Both EN 1.7216 steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7216 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
190 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 23
21 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 440
330 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 560
390 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 930
620 to 830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 690
460 to 550

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 46
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
24 to 25
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
120 to 170
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1280
580 to 820
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
22 to 29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
21 to 25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
18 to 24

Comparable Variants