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ASTM A387 Grade 21L Class 1 vs. EN 1.5682 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and EN 1.5682 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 21L class 1 and the bottom bar is EN 1.5682 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160
400
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
72
Shear Strength, MPa 310
480
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500
770
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
8.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
9.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.1
7.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 62
63

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 84
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.1
88.7 to 91.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
8.5 to 9.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050