EN 1.1170 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel
Both EN 1.1170 steel and ASTM A387 grade 5 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 1.1170 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 to 210 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 to 17 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 220 to 330 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 390 to 450 | |
| 310 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 640 to 730 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 330 to 500 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 510 |
| 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 | 50 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 8.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 9.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 4.3 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 69 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 91 to 100 | |
| 83 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 290 to 670 | |
| 140 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 26 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 23 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 23 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.32 | |
| 0 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 4.0 to 6.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 98.5 | |
| 92.1 to 95.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.3 to 1.7 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |