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ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. EN 1.8881 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and EN 1.8881 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.8881 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 250
460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 320 to 390
510
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 350
710

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
9.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
54

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
2.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100 to 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 320
1320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
24

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.6
91.9 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 2.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.12
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15