ASTM A369 Grade FP12 vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel
Both ASTM A369 grade FP12 and ASTM A387 grade 2 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A369 grade FP12 and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 300 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
| 470 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 | |
| 260 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.8 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.8 | |
| 2.4 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 81 | |
| 98 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 180 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.050 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.3 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98.4 | |
| 97.1 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.61 | |
| 0.55 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.44 to 0.65 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |