EN 1.7231 Steel vs. ASTM A210 Steel
Both EN 1.7231 steel and ASTM A210 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 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A210 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 240 to 280 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 12 | |
| 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 360 to 500 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 930 | |
| 470 to 540 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 570 to 800 | |
| 290 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 to 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 52 to 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.0 to 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 45 to 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 100 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 870 to 1700 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 33 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 15 to 17 |