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ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2 vs. EN 1.1181 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and EN 1.1181 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.1181 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
19 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
190 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
560 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
280 to 380

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
11

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
210 to 380
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
19 to 21

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 87.3 to 90.3
97.4 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0