EN 1.7711 +A Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 11 Class 1
Both EN 1.7711 +A steel and ASTM A387 grade 11 class 1 are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7711 +A steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 class 1.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 150 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 | |
| 200 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 | |
| 320 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 | |
| 270 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 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 | 33 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.3 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 32 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 54 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 2.9 | |
| 3.1 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 | |
| 200 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 8.9 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.36 to 0.44 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96 to 97.5 | |
| 96.2 to 97.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.45 to 0.85 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 0.65 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
| 0 |