EN 1.0225 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel
Both EN 1.0225 steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0225 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 130 to 140 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 24 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 220 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 290 | |
| 300 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 500 | |
| 470 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 380 | |
| 260 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 95 | |
| 98 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
| 180 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.21 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 100 | |
| 97 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.4 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |