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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and EN 1.1221 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
210 to 250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
10 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 440
240 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Shear Strength, MPa 550
450 to 520
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
730 to 870
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 670
390 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
67 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1210
410 to 800
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
26 to 31
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
23 to 26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
23 to 28

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
97.1 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035