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EN 1.8873 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel

Both EN 1.8873 steel and ASTM A387 grade 2 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8873 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 340
190 to 250
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410
300 to 350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660
470 to 550
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
260 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.2
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
98 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 650
180 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
16 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
17 to 19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
14 to 16

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.050 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 100
97.1 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.55 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.7
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.15
0