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EN 1.8821 Steel vs. EN 1.1170 Steel

Both EN 1.8821 steel and EN 1.1170 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 1.8821 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1170 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
180 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
16 to 17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
220 to 330
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 68
28 to 35
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
390 to 450
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 530
640 to 730
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
330 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 49
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
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 48
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
91 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 400
290 to 670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
23 to 26
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
21 to 23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
20 to 23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.030
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.14
0.25 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 99.98
96.7 to 98.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.6
1.3 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.050
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.1
0