EN 1.7233 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade J Steel
Both EN 1.7233 steel and ASTM A372 grade J 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7233 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade J steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 290 | |
| 200 to 310 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 23 | |
| 17 to 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 530 | |
| 310 to 570 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 590 | |
| 410 to 630 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 960 | |
| 650 to 1020 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 780 | |
| 430 to 850 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 39 | |
| 44 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 200 | |
| 130 to 170 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 1630 | |
| 500 to 1930 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 34 | |
| 23 to 36 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 28 | |
| 21 to 29 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 28 | |
| 19 to 30 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.39 to 0.45 | |
| 0.35 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.5 | |
| 96.7 to 97.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.75 to 1.1 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |