EN 1.7233 Steel vs. ASTM A302 Alloy Steel
Both EN 1.7233 steel and ASTM A302 alloy 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 A302 alloy steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 210 to 290 | |
180 to 190 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 23 | |
20 to 23 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 530 | |
250 to 280 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 590 | |
370 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 960 | |
590 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 780 | |
350 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
410 |
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 | |
39 to 51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
7.2 to 7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
8.2 to 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
2.4 to 3.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 to 7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
1.5 to 1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
20 to 21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
48 to 50 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 200 | |
110 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 1630 | |
330 to 410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 34 | |
21 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 28 | |
20 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
10 to 14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 28 | |
17 to 18 |