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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. EN 1.6553 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and EN 1.6553 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 EN 1.6553 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
210 to 240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
19 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
330 to 460
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
710 to 800
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
470 to 670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
420
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
130 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
600 to 1190
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
25 to 28
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
23 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
21 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
95.6 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.4 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0 to 0.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants