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EN 1.7228 Steel vs. EN 1.0491 Steel

Both EN 1.7228 steel and EN 1.0491 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7228 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0491 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
200
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 22
49
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
270

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
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.54
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98
96.1 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.070