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EN 1.8912 Steel vs. EN 1.1122 Steel

Both EN 1.8912 steel and EN 1.1122 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 (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8912 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1122 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
100 to 130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
12 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290
170 to 260
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
240 to 290
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 600
340 to 460
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
240 to 370

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 46
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 24
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
36 to 89
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
160 to 360
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
12 to 16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
14 to 17
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
11 to 15

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.015
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.22
0.080 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.35
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95 to 99.05
98.7 to 99.62
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.13
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.85
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.060
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.027
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.65
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.060
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.22
0