EN 1.0070 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade D Steel
Both EN 1.0070 steel and ASTM A372 grade D steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0070 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade D steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 9.1 | |
| 17 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 | |
| 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 | |
| 500 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 740 | |
| 810 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 | |
| 510 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | 53 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.8 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.8 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.7 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 56 | |
| 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 320 | |
| 700 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 | |
| 29 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 25 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 | |
| 26 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.876 to 100 | |
| 97.1 to 97.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 | |
| 1.4 to 1.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.17 to 0.27 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.014 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.055 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.055 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |