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EN 1.0038 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel

Both EN 1.0038 steel and ASTM A387 grade 5 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 EN 1.0038 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110 to 120
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23 to 25
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 160
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 240 to 270
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380 to 430
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200 to 220
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
510
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 49
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72 to 88
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110 to 130
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 15
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 16
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12 to 13
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.23
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
92.1 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025