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EN 1.7779 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel

Both EN 1.7779 steel and ASTM A387 grade 22 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.7779 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 500
300 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
480 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.0
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
85 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.3
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.4
95.1 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.45 to 0.55
0