ASTM A204 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade L Steel
Both ASTM A204 steel and ASTM A372 grade L steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade L steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 350 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 22 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 220 | |
| 670 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 360 | |
| 700 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 1160 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 1040 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 3.5 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 22 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 95 | |
| 150 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 290 | |
| 2890 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 41 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 34 |