EN 1.8522 Steel vs. ASTM A225 Steel
Both EN 1.8522 steel and ASTM A225 steel are iron alloys. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8522 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A225 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 220 to 380 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 1250 | |
| 620 to 830 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 470 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.2 | |
| 2.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.2 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 31 | |
| 24 to 25 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 63 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 44 | |
| 22 to 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 33 | |
| 21 to 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 36 | |
| 18 to 24 |