EN 1.7225 +A Steel vs. EN 1.8062 +A Steel
Both EN 1.7225 +A steel and EN 1.8062 +A steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7225 +A steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8062 +A steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 220 | 
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 | 
| Elongation at Break, % | 20 | |
| 20 | 
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 300 | |
| 270 | 
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 | 
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 | 
| Shear Strength, MPa | 440 | |
| 450 | 
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
| 720 | 
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 440 | |
| 390 | 
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 | 
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 420 | 
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 | 
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 | 
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 | 
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 46 | |
| 43 | 
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 | 
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.4 | 
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.6 | 
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
| 2.4 | 
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 | 
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 | 
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 20 | 
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 49 | 
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 120 | 
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 510 | |
| 410 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 | 
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 26 | 
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 23 | 
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 | 
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 22 | 
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.38 to 0.45 | |
| 0.42 to 0.5 | 
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 | 
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 | 
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.6 to 98 | |
| 95.9 to 97.1 | 
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 | 
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0.2 to 0.3 | 
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 | 
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 | 
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |