MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and EN 1.5538 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 (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 160
160 to 190
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 470 to 520
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 18
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 18
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 15
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.17
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
97.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025