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EN 1.7221 Steel vs. ACI-ASTM CH20 Steel

Both EN 1.7221 steel and ACI-ASTM CH20 steel are iron alloys. They have 63% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7221 steel and the bottom bar is ACI-ASTM CH20 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
200
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
38
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 390
290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.27
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
78
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 630
350

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
310
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
1100
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1410
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
14
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
15

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
2.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
2.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
20
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
3.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
53
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
180

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 98
200
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 1050
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
3.7
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
15

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
22 to 26
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.3
54.7 to 66
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
12 to 15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.040