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EN 1.8516 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel

Both EN 1.8516 steel and ASTM A387 grade 5 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 1.8516 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 330
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
20 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 570
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
74
Shear Strength, MPa 660
310 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1100
500 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 910
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
510
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
4.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.2
6.8
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
83 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 2190
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 39
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 30
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 32
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.27
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
4.0 to 6.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
92.1 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025