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ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel vs. EN 1.5538 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21 steel and EN 1.5538 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 21 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5538 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
160 to 190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 590
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
2.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
16 to 53

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0.35 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96
97.2 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.2 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025