EN 1.7216 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel
Both EN 1.7216 steel and ASTM A387 grade 22 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7216 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 280 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 23 | |
| 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 to 440 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 410 to 560 | |
| 300 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 930 | |
| 480 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 400 to 690 | |
| 230 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 460 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 40 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
| 3.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.7 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 58 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 130 | |
| 85 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 430 to 1280 | |
| 140 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 33 | |
| 17 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 27 | |
| 17 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 27 | |
| 14 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.27 to 0.34 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 98.4 | |
| 95.1 to 96.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.35 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |