EN 1.7233 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 11 Steel
Both EN 1.7233 steel and ASTM A387 grade 11 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7233 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 11 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 290 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 18 to 23 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 to 530 | |
| 200 to 250 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 590 | |
| 320 to 390 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 to 960 | |
| 500 to 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 to 780 | |
| 270 to 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 430 |
| 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 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
| 2.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 53 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 3.3 | |
| 3.1 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 to 200 | |
| 100 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 to 1630 | |
| 200 to 320 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 34 | |
| 18 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 28 | |
| 18 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 to 28 | |
| 15 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.39 to 0.45 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.5 | |
| 96.2 to 97.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0.45 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |