ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. ASTM A203 Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and ASTM A203 steel are iron alloys. 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 9 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A203 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 160 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 21 | |
| 22 to 26 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
| 210 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
| 330 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 520 to 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
| 290 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
| 410 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 7.4 to 7.6 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 8.5 to 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
| 3.2 to 4.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
| 1.6 to 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
| 21 to 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 87 | |
| 50 to 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 to 110 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 310 | |
| 230 to 410 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 15 to 17 |