ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2
Both ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 160 | |
| 200 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 230 | |
| 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 75 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 330 | |
| 420 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 520 | |
| 670 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 310 | |
| 470 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 600 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 8.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.8 | |
| 7.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 37 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 88 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.7 | |
| 13 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 110 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 250 | |
| 580 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0.080 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 8.0 to 9.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.2 | |
| 87.3 to 90.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
| 0.85 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.060 to 0.1 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
| 0.2 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.18 to 0.25 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |