ASTM A387 Grade 11 Class 2 vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Class 2
Both ASTM A387 grade 11 class 2 and ASTM A387 grade 12 class 2 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized and tempered condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 class 2 and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 class 2.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 | |
| 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 | |
| 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 | |
| 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 3.1 | |
| 2.7 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 320 | |
| 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 18 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.6 | |
| 97 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |