ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel vs. EN 1.1122 Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 12 steel and EN 1.1122 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 A387 grade 12 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1122 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 160 | |
100 to 130 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
12 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 230 | |
170 to 260 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 330 | |
240 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 520 | |
340 to 460 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 310 | |
240 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.8 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 110 | |
36 to 89 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 250 | |
160 to 360 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
12 to 16 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
14 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 15 | |
11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.17 | |
0.080 to 0.12 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.2 | |
98.7 to 99.62 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.65 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |