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EN 1.7221 Steel vs. EN 1.8872 Steel

Both EN 1.7221 steel and EN 1.8872 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. 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 1.8872 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 230
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 17
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 390
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 20 to 38
90
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 780
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 430 to 630
450

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
39
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
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 83 to 98
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 490 to 1050
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 27
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 24
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 23
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.3
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050