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ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2 vs. EN 1.8833 Steel

Both ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 and EN 1.8833 steel are iron alloys. They have 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 1.8833 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
280
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 470
390

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
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.9
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
2.3
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
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 580
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 9.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 87.3 to 90.3
96.8 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.85 to 1.1
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0.060 to 0.1
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0.030 to 0.070
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0.2 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.18 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.010
0