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ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. EN 1.7241 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and EN 1.7241 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, 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 1.7241 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 600
660 to 1990

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
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.1
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 87
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 21
23 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 20
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 17
19 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 87.1 to 90.8
96.6 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.25 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.040
0

Comparable Variants