ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. EN 1.1122 Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and EN 1.1122 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% 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 9 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1122 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 100 to 130 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 21 | |
| 12 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 240 | |
| 170 to 260 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 310 to 380 | |
| 240 to 290 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
| 340 to 460 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 350 | |
| 240 to 370 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 600 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 26 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| 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 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 to 110 | |
| 36 to 89 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 310 | |
| 160 to 360 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
| 0.080 to 0.12 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 87.1 to 90.8 | |
| 98.7 to 99.62 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |