ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel vs. ASTM A369 Grade FP92
Both ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and ASTM A369 grade FP92 are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A369 grade FP92.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
| 19 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 250 | |
| 330 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.28 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 76 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 320 to 390 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 710 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 350 | |
| 490 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 590 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1490 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1450 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 26 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 9.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 10 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.9 | |
| 11 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 40 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 89 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 3.1 | |
| 14 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 to 130 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 200 to 320 | |
| 620 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 6.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 18 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.0010 to 0.0060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
| 0.070 to 0.13 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.5 | |
| 8.5 to 9.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.6 | |
| 85.8 to 89.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.65 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 | |
| 0.040 to 0.090 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 | |
| 0.030 to 0.070 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Titanium (Ti), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Tungsten (W), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.0 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Zirconium (Zr), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |