ASTM A372 Grade M Steel vs. EN 1.7336 Steel
Both ASTM A372 grade M steel and EN 1.7336 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 M steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7336 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 240 to 280 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 21 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 240 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 510 to 570 | |
| 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 810 to 910 | |
| 590 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 660 to 770 | |
| 340 to 440 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 450 | |
| 430 |
| 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 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 9.1 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 5.0 | |
| 3.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.0 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 27 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 61 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 3.4 | |
| 3.2 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 160 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1140 to 1580 | |
| 310 to 510 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 to 32 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.23 | |
| 0 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 92.5 to 95.1 | |
| 95.6 to 97.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.2 to 0.4 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 2.8 to 3.9 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.012 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.0050 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
| 0 |