EN 1.0303 Steel vs. EN 1.0213 Steel
Both EN 1.0303 steel and EN 1.0213 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0303 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0213 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 84 to 120 | |
| 92 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 25 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 230 | |
| 160 to 240 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 75 to 86 | |
| 72 to 80 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 260 | |
| 230 to 270 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 410 | |
| 320 to 430 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 to 320 | |
| 220 to 330 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1430 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 30 to 94 | |
| 33 to 98 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 270 | |
| 120 to 300 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 15 | |
| 11 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 13 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.2 to 13 | |
| 10 to 14 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0.060 to 0.1 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.335 to 99.71 | |
| 99.245 to 99.67 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.4 | |
| 0.25 to 0.45 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |