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EN 1.7779 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade G Steel

Both EN 1.7779 steel and ASTM A372 grade G steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.7779 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade G steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
20 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
310 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
410 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
650 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
430 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
410
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 39
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
500 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.25 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.3
0.4 to 0.65
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.4
97.4 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.45 to 0.55
0