ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel vs. EN 1.5536 Steel
Both ASTM A387 grade 9 steel and EN 1.5536 steel are iron alloys. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.5536 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
140 to 170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.28 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 75 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 500 to 600 | |
460 to 1600 |
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 | |
49 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 9.0 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 10 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 6.5 | |
1.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.1 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 28 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 87 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 21 | |
16 to 57 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 20 | |
17 to 39 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 6.9 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 17 | |
14 to 47 |
Alloy Composition
Boron (B), % | 0 | |
0.00080 to 0.0050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.15 | |
0.25 to 0.3 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 8.0 to 10 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 87.1 to 90.8 | |
97.6 to 98.7 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 |