EN 1.7383 Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel
Both EN 1.7383 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 180 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 270 | |
| 330 to 390 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 380 | |
| 390 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 610 | |
| 620 to 830 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 400 | |
| 460 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 460 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 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 | 7.7 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 120 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 420 | |
| 580 to 820 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 22 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 18 to 24 |