EN 1.7383 Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel
Both EN 1.7383 steel and ASTM A588 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 A588 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 180 | |
| 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 270 | |
| 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 380 | |
| 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 610 | |
| 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 400 | |
| 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 to 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 460 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1410 to 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 43 to 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.7 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
| 2.3 to 2.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.5 to 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 50 to 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 420 | |
| 400 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 16 |