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ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel vs. EN 1.3555 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and EN 1.3555 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 92% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 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 5 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3555 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
540
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1500
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1450
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
460
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
9.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
11
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
5.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
81
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
90

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
18
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
23
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
22

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
3.9 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.1
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 95.3
85.4 to 87.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
4.0 to 4.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
3.2 to 3.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.25
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0
0 to 0.15
Vanadium (V), % 0
1.0 to 1.3