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EN 1.8503 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

Both EN 1.8503 steel and ASTM A356 grade 8 are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8503 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 600
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.7
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 150
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2200
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.24
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
1.0 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 95.8 to 97.5
95.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.65 to 0.8
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0.050 to 0.15