EN 1.1061 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade M Steel
Both EN 1.1061 steel and ASTM A372 grade M steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 94% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1061 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade M steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 240 to 280 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 530 to 1810 | |
| 810 to 910 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 450 |
| 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 | 51 | |
| 46 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
| 9.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 5.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 2.0 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 27 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 61 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 64 | |
| 29 to 32 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 42 | |
| 24 to 27 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 58 | |
| 24 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.42 to 0.5 | |
| 0 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 1.5 to 2.0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.1 to 99.06 | |
| 92.5 to 95.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.2 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 2.8 to 3.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.080 |