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EN 1.7131 Steel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel

Both EN 1.7131 steel and EN 1.1221 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7131 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
210 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1390
730 to 870

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 45
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
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 51
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
26 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
23 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
23 to 28

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0 to 0.4
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.1
97.1 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035