EN 1.0434 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel
Both EN 1.0434 steel and ASTM A387 grade 11 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 EN 1.0434 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 110 to 160 | |
150 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 28 | |
25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 300 | |
200 to 250 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 330 | |
320 to 390 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 390 to 540 | |
500 to 600 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 250 to 450 | |
270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
430 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
39 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
7.4 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
2.9 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.6 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
21 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
53 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 39 to 140 | |
100 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 170 to 540 | |
200 to 320 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 14 to 19 | |
18 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 15 to 19 | |
18 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 12 to 17 | |
15 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.15 to 0.19 | |
0.050 to 0.17 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
1.0 to 1.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.8 to 99.18 | |
96.2 to 97.6 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.65 to 0.85 | |
0.4 to 0.65 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0.45 to 0.65 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |