ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. ASTM A285 Carbon Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and ASTM A285 carbon steel are iron alloys. 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 A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A285 carbon steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 30 to 34 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 250 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 390 | |
| 250 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 380 to 450 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 350 | |
| 190 to 230 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 to 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.9 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 130 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 320 | |
| 94 to 150 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 15 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 12 to 14 |