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EN 1.5414 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade M Steel

Both EN 1.5414 steel and ASTM A372 grade M steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% 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 1.5414 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 180
240 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250 to 270
450 to 520
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350 to 370
510 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 580
810 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350 to 380
660 to 770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
450
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 44
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
9.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320 to 370
1140 to 1580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
29 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 20
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 17
24 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.5 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.7
92.5 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
2.8 to 3.9
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080