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EN 1.6212 Steel vs. EN 1.8823 Steel

Both EN 1.6212 steel and EN 1.8823 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6212 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8823 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 27
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
270
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
48
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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 50
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 260
360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0.015 to 0.034
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.9 to 99.13
95.6 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.5
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.8
0 to 0.55
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.12