ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. ASTM A299 Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and ASTM A299 steel are iron alloys. There are 31 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 2 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A299 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 140 to 170 | |
| 180 to 190 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 250 | |
| 230 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 350 | |
| 370 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 550 | |
| 590 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 350 | |
| 330 to 360 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 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 | 45 | |
| 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 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 120 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 320 | |
| 290 to 350 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 17 to 18 |