EN 1.7383 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 12 Steel
Both EN 1.7383 steel and ASTM A387 grade 12 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.7383 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 12 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 170 to 180 | |
| 140 to 160 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 to 23 | |
| 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 270 | |
| 190 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 380 | |
| 300 to 330 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 610 | |
| 470 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 300 to 400 | |
| 260 to 310 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 460 | |
| 430 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 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 | 7.7 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.8 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.9 | |
| 2.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
| 1.6 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 59 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.6 | |
| 2.7 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
| 98 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 240 to 420 | |
| 180 to 250 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 16 to 18 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 20 | |
| 17 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 18 | |
| 14 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.15 | |
| 0.050 to 0.17 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 2.0 to 2.5 | |
| 0.8 to 1.2 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 94.3 to 96.6 | |
| 97 to 98.2 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.8 | |
| 0.4 to 0.65 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.9 to 1.1 | |
| 0.45 to 0.6 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |