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EN 1.1221 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 6150 Steel

Both EN 1.1221 steel and SAE-AISI 6150 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1221 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 6150 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 250
200 to 350
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 10 to 21
15 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 340
300 to 750
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 520
400 to 730
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 730 to 870
630 to 1200
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390 to 550
420 to 1160

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 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12 to 13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 67 to 130
130 to 180
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410 to 800
460 to 3590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 31
22 to 43
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 26
21 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 28
20 to 38

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0.48 to 0.53
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 98.8
96.7 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.7 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.3

Comparable Variants