EN 1.8936 Steel vs. ASTM A372 Grade B Steel
Both EN 1.8936 steel and ASTM A372 grade B steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8936 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A372 grade B steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 180 | |
| 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 250 | |
| 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 370 | |
| 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 600 | |
| 600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 370 | |
| 350 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 400 |
| 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 | 40 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.5 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
| 8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 24 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 100 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 370 | |
| 330 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 21 | |
| 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 | |
| 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 to 0.35 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 95.5 to 98.9 | |
| 97.9 to 99.85 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.0 to 1.7 | |
| 0 to 1.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
| 0 |
| Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0.1 to 0.6 | |
| 0.15 to 0.35 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
| 0 |