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ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 5 steel and EN 1.7383 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.7383 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
170 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
20 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
210 to 270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
74
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 380
350 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
560 to 610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
300 to 400

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
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
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
3.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
59

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 320
240 to 420
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
16 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 92.1 to 95.3
94.3 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants