ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1016 Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 2 steel and SAE-AISI 1016 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 2 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1016 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 170 | |
120 to 140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 25 | |
21 to 28 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 250 | |
180 to 270 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 350 | |
280 to 300 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 to 550 | |
430 to 480 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 260 to 350 | |
240 to 390 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
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 | 45 | |
52 |
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 | 2.6 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 98 to 120 | |
92 to 100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 180 to 320 | |
150 to 410 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 20 | |
15 to 17 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 19 | |
16 to 17 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
13 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.21 | |
0.13 to 0.18 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.3 | |
98.8 to 99.27 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.55 to 0.8 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.15 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.050 |