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ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel vs. EN 1.3539 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and EN 1.3539 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3539 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
200
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 600
670

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
450
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
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 8.0
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
3.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
3.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.93 to 1.1
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.8 to 2.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 95.3
95.2 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.5 to 0.6
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030