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EN 1.7228 Steel vs. EN 1.8965 Steel

Both EN 1.7228 steel and EN 1.8965 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 1.8965 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 390
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 22
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
350
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
570
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 630
340

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 46
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
3.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
78
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1050
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.46 to 0.54
0 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98
94.6 to 99
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.17