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ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 250
170 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 350
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 550
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 350
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 45
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98 to 120
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180 to 320
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 20
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 19
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 16
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.21
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.5 to 0.8
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.3
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.55 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.9 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants