ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 250 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 390 | |
| 300 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 470 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 350 | |
| 260 to 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 | 100 to 130 | |
| 98 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 320 | |
| 180 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 14 to 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 |