EN 1.3961 Alloy vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel
Both EN 1.3961 alloy and ASTM A387 grade 2 steel are iron alloys. They have 64% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3961 alloy and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 31 | |
| 25 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.3 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 300 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 450 | |
| 470 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
| 260 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 250 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1390 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 460 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 1.3 | |
| 13 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 25 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 8.2 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 4.8 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 66 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 110 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 98 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 250 | |
| 180 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 23 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 130 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0.050 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 60.7 to 65 | |
| 97.1 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.55 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 35 to 37 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |