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EN 1.8868 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1212 Steel

Both EN 1.8868 steel and SAE-AISI 1212 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8868 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1212 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
140 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 25
11 to 28
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
200 to 290
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 350
280 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
440 to 620
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 350
260 to 460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
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 48
52
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
64 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 330
180 to 560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
15 to 22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
16 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
14 to 20

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0 to 0.13
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 100
98.5 to 99.07
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.5
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.5
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0.070 to 0.12
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0080
0.16 to 0.23
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.060
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0