EN 1.0599 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel
Both EN 1.0599 steel and ASTM A387 grade 22 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.0599 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 180 | |
150 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 310 | |
160 to 240 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
74 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 390 | |
300 to 380 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 620 | |
480 to 600 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 440 | |
230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
260 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
460 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1470 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1430 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
40 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
7.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
3.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
1.7 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
23 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
58 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
85 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 520 | |
140 to 320 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 22 | |
17 to 21 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
17 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
11 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 | |
14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.010 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.16 to 0.22 | |
0.050 to 0.15 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
2.0 to 2.5 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.1 to 98.4 | |
95.1 to 96.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.080 | |
0.9 to 1.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.070 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.5 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
0 |