EN 1.1181 Steel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel
Both EN 1.1181 steel and EN 1.1221 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1181 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 210 to 250 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 20 | |
| 10 to 21 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 260 | |
| 240 to 340 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 390 | |
| 450 to 520 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 620 | |
| 730 to 870 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 380 | |
| 390 to 550 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1410 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 42 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 110 | |
| 67 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 380 | |
| 410 to 800 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 26 to 31 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 23 to 26 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 23 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.39 | |
| 0.57 to 0.65 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.4 to 99.18 | |
| 97.1 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |