ASTM A387 Grade 21 Steel vs. EN 1.6570 Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 21 steel and EN 1.6570 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 21 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6570 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 270 to 340 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 21 | |
| 11 to 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 250 | |
| 500 to 660 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 590 | |
| 910 to 1130 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
| 760 to 1060 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 480 | |
| 440 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.6 | |
| 7.7 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.1 | |
| 3.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 62 | |
| 56 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 6.4 | |
| 2.5 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 84 to 110 | |
| 120 to 140 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 320 | |
| 1520 to 3010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 32 to 40 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 27 to 31 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 27 to 33 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.050 to 0.15 | |
| 0.28 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.8 to 3.3 | |
| 1.0 to 1.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.4 to 96 | |
| 94 to 96.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 1.6 to 2.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |