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EN 1.1221 Steel vs. ASTM A387 Grade 22 Steel

Both EN 1.1221 steel and ASTM A387 grade 22 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% 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 1.1221 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A387 grade 22 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 250
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 340
160 to 240
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
74
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
300 to 380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 870
480 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 550
230 to 350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
58

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67 to 130
85 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 800
140 to 320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 31
17 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 26
17 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 28
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0.050 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
2.0 to 2.5
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.8
95.1 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants