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EN 1.0345 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel

Both EN 1.0345 steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 1.0345 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
190 to 230
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270
300 to 330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 420
470 to 520
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230
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 49
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 96
98 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140
180 to 250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15
16 to 18
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16
17 to 18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13
14 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.050 to 0.17
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 99.38
97 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.2
0.4 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0