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EN 1.0214 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel

Both EN 1.0214 steel and ASTM A387 grade 5 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% 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 1.0214 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 97 to 130
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 31
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 250
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 250 to 290
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 330 to 460
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 210 to 360
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
69

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 34 to 130
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 340
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 12 to 16
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 17
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.12
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 99.17 to 99.6
92.1 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025