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EN 1.8509 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel

Both EN 1.8509 steel and ASTM A387 grade 2 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 1.8509 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 580
190 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 680
300 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1130
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 940
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 39
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 65
50

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.6
2.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2340
180 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 33
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.050 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 97.1
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.35
0.45 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025