EN 1.5414 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 2 Steel
Both EN 1.5414 steel and ASTM A387 grade 2 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.5414 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 180 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 22 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 to 270 | |
| 190 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 370 | |
| 300 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 550 to 580 | |
| 470 to 550 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 350 to 380 | |
| 260 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.6 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 98 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 320 to 370 | |
| 180 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 17 to 19 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 17 | |
| 14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0.050 to 0.21 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 98.7 | |
| 97.1 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.9 to 1.5 | |
| 0.55 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.45 to 0.6 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.012 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |