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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. EN 1.7240 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and EN 1.7240 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 EN 1.7240 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
670 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
420
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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
96.7 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants