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EN 1.1152 Steel vs. EN 1.7221 Steel

Both EN 1.1152 steel and EN 1.7221 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1152 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 120 to 160
200 to 230
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 22
11 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 190 to 300
290 to 390
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 400 to 550
650 to 780
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270 to 440
430 to 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 52
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 41 to 110
83 to 98
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200 to 530
490 to 1050
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 14 to 19
23 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15 to 19
21 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 17
19 to 23

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.18 to 0.22
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 98.6 to 99.52
96.8 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants