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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 5 Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and ASTM A387 grade 5 steel are iron alloys. They have 81% 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 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 5 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
500 to 600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
510
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
8.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
4.3
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 35
6.8
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
92.1 to 95.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.65
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0