EN 1.1203 Steel vs. EN 1.0303 Steel
Both EN 1.1203 steel and EN 1.0303 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.1203 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0303 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 230 | |
| 84 to 120 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 15 | |
| 12 to 25 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 310 | |
| 150 to 230 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 420 to 480 | |
| 220 to 260 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 690 to 780 | |
| 290 to 410 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 340 to 480 | |
| 200 to 320 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 53 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 6.9 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 7.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 69 to 100 | |
| 30 to 94 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 310 to 610 | |
| 110 to 270 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 to 28 | |
| 10 to 15 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 24 | |
| 12 to 16 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 to 25 | |
| 9.2 to 13 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.52 to 0.6 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.9 | |
| 99.335 to 99.71 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.25 to 0.4 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.020 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |