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EN 1.0045 Steel vs. EN 1.7228 Steel

Both EN 1.0045 steel and EN 1.7228 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 1.0045 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7228 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
390
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
22
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 330
540
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330
630

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 50
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 93
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290
1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
26

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.27
0.46 to 0.54
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 100
96.7 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035