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ASTM A372 Grade H Steel vs. EN 1.5501 Steel

Both ASTM A372 grade H steel and EN 1.5501 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade H steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5501 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
120 to 150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 22
12 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310 to 380
180 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 570
270 to 310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 910
390 to 510
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 550
260 to 420

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 45
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130 to 160
40 to 83
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 500 to 810
190 to 460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 32
14 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
15 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.4
0.13 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.65
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.3 to 98.3
98.4 to 99.269
Manganese (Mn), % 0.75 to 1.1
0.6 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants