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EN 1.7218 Steel vs. EN 1.3521 Steel

Both EN 1.7218 steel and EN 1.3521 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7218 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3521 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 230
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1550
490 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
420
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 44
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 55
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 38
18 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 46
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 98.1
96.8 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
1.0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants