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ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and EN 1.6554 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, 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 EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
230 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20 to 21
17 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
380 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 350
550 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
420
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 87
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 110
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 310
810 to 1650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.8
94.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants