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ASTM A182 Grade FR vs. EN 1.8879 Steel

Both ASTM A182 grade FR and EN 1.8879 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 ASTM A182 grade FR and the bottom bar is EN 1.8879 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 28
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
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 52
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
54

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0.75 to 1.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 97.3
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 1.1
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 1.6 to 2.2
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15