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EN 1.3532 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 9 Steel

Both EN 1.3532 steel and ASTM A387 grade 9 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 26 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3532 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 9 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 220
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 1420
500 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
87

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.0
12
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 50
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 36
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 42
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.18
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.4
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.8
87.1 to 90.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.55
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 3.8 to 4.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.040