MakeItFrom.com
Menu (ESC)

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.

Metric UnitsUS Customary Units

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