ASTM A372 Grade E Steel vs. ASTM A588 Steel
Both ASTM A372 grade E steel and ASTM A588 steel are iron alloys.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade E steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A588 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 280 | |
170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 22 | |
22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
270 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 570 | |
350 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 910 | |
550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 550 | |
390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 to 260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1410 to 1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
43 to 44 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
2.3 to 2.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.5 to 1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
20 to 22 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
50 to 51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 160 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 to 810 | |
400 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 32 | |
20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 27 | |
19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 27 | |
16 |