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ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel vs. EN 1.8875 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and EN 1.8875 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8875 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300 to 380
410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 480 to 600
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
420
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 40
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 85 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 21
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 20
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
19

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.15
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 96.8
93.6 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.15