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EN 1.7221 Steel vs. EN 1.8836 Steel

Both EN 1.7221 steel and EN 1.8836 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7221 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8836 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 390
290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 20 to 38
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 630
410

Thermal Properties

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

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 98
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 1050
450
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.3
95.1 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14