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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade M Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and ASTM A372 grade M steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
240 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 250
450 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 390
510 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
660 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
450
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 39
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
3.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 130
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 320
1140 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
29 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
24 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
1.5 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
92.5 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
2.8 to 3.9
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080

Comparable Variants