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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade H Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and ASTM A372 grade H steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade H steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
20 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
310 to 380
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 550
410 to 570
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
650 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
430 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
130 to 160
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
500 to 810
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
23 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.3 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0.4 to 0.65
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
97.3 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.75 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010