ASTM A372 Grade H Steel vs. EN 1.1133 Steel
Both ASTM A372 grade H steel and EN 1.1133 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A372 grade H steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1133 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 280 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 22 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
| 230 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 570 | |
| 370 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 910 | |
| 580 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 550 | |
| 320 to 460 |
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 | 45 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 to 160 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 500 to 810 | |
| 270 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 32 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 18 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.3 to 0.4 | |
| 0.17 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.3 to 98.3 | |
| 96.9 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.75 to 1.1 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |