EN 1.7233 Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel
Both EN 1.7233 steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7233 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 to 290 | |
190 to 250 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 23 | |
21 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 530 | |
330 to 390 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 590 | |
390 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 960 | |
620 to 830 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 780 | |
460 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
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 | 39 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
2.3 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
1.8 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
24 to 25 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 200 | |
120 to 170 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 1630 | |
580 to 820 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 34 | |
22 to 29 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 28 | |
21 to 25 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 28 | |
18 to 24 |