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EN 1.5521 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 91 Class 2

Both EN 1.5521 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 1.5521 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 91 class 2.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130 to 180
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 210 to 310
330
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Shear Strength, MPa 310 to 360
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 430 to 1390
670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300 to 490
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 51
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
8.9
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
7.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
37
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 44 to 230
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250 to 630
580
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 15 to 49
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 16 to 35
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 41
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.020
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.2
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0
8.0 to 9.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98 to 98.9
87.3 to 90.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.85 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0.060 to 0.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0.030 to 0.070
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.18 to 0.25
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.010