EN 1.8159 Steel vs. ASTM A182 Grade F24
Both EN 1.8159 steel and ASTM A182 grade F24 are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8159 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A182 grade F24.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 360 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 660 to 1980 | |
| 670 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 460 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 4.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.9 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 26 | |
| 33 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
| 61 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 70 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 45 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 58 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0015 to 0.0070 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.47 to 0.55 | |
| 0.050 to 0.1 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 2.2 to 2.6 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 97.8 | |
| 94.5 to 96.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.1 | |
| 0.3 to 0.7 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.12 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.45 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.1 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.25 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 |