ASTM A372 Grade M Steel vs. EN 1.0453 Steel
Both ASTM A372 grade M steel and EN 1.0453 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 M steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0453 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 240 to 280 | |
140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
26 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 450 to 520 | |
220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 570 | |
320 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 to 910 | |
490 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 770 | |
300 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 450 | |
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 | 46 | |
49 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.1 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 61 | |
49 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1140 to 1580 | |
230 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 32 | |
17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 27 | |
15 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0.020 to 0.060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.23 | |
0 to 0.2 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 92.5 to 95.1 | |
96.9 to 99.38 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
0.6 to 1.4 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.080 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 2.8 to 3.9 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.010 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0 to 0.020 |