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EN 1.0425 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

Both EN 1.0425 steel and ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2 are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 1.0425 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 300
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260
470

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
600
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 50
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 98
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 180
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.024
0 to 0.020
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.18
87.3 to 90.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.020
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.020
0.18 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010