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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and ASTM A387 grade 5 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
500 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
69

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
92.1 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.45 to 0.65
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025