ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. EN 1.0591 Cast Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and EN 1.0591 cast steel are iron alloys. They have 89% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 29 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0591 cast steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 21 | |
19 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
240 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
360 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
53 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
7.8 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
1.7 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 87 | |
45 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 to 110 | |
100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 310 | |
340 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 87.1 to 90.8 | |
99.935 to 100 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |