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ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2 vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and EN 1.6511 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 91 class 2 and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
430
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
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 37
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 87.3 to 90.3
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.2
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