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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 5

Both EN 1.7386 steel and ASTM A356 grade 5 are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 5.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170 to 290
230
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240 to 440
310

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
49

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 12
2.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 92 to 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150 to 490
250
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0 to 0.25
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0.4 to 0.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
97.1 to 99.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.4 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030