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EN 1.5501 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade F Steel

Both EN 1.5501 steel and ASTM A372 grade F 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 1.5501 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade F steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 150
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 17
20 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 180 to 270
310 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 270 to 310
410 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 390 to 510
650 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 260 to 420
430 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
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 52
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 40 to 83
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 190 to 460
500 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 18
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 18
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 15
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.16
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.4 to 99.269
96.8 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010

Comparable Variants