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EN 1.8936 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade B Steel

Both EN 1.8936 steel and ASTM A372 grade B steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8936 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade B steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 250
240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 370
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 370
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
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 40
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 370
330
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.5 to 98.9
97.9 to 99.85
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.7
0 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.2
0