ASTM A204 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel
Both ASTM A204 steel and ASTM A387 grade 11 steel are iron alloys. 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 ASTM A204 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 22 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 220 | |
| 200 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 330 to 360 | |
| 320 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 520 to 590 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 330 | |
| 270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 to 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 2.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 95 | |
| 100 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 290 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 17 | |
| 15 to 18 |