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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. ASTM Grade HL Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and ASTM grade HL steel are iron alloys. They have 49% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 27 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, 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 grade HL steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 25
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
80
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
500
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
320
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1390
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1340
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
490
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
17

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
27
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
4.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
65
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
210

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
31
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
48
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
180
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
18
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
11

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0.2 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
28 to 32
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
40.8 to 53.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0 to 2.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
18 to 22
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040