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ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 95.3
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050