ASTM A372 Grade E Steel vs. EN 1.7335 Steel
Both ASTM A372 grade E steel and EN 1.7335 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 ASTM A372 grade E steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7335 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 280 | |
| 150 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 22 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
| 200 to 220 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 570 | |
| 310 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 910 | |
| 500 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 550 | |
| 280 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 430 |
| 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 | 44 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 52 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 160 | |
| 91 to 97 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 to 810 | |
| 210 to 260 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 32 | |
| 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.35 | |
| 0.080 to 0.18 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 0.7 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.3 | |
| 96.4 to 98.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.9 | |
| 0.4 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |