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ASTM A372 Grade F Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade F steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade F steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
170 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 97.9
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants