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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and ASTM A387 grade 9 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% 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 A387 grade 9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 250
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 390
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
87

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 130
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 320
140 to 310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
8.0 to 10
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
87.1 to 90.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.040

Comparable Variants