EN 1.1165 +QT1 Steel vs. EN 1.1165 +QT2 Steel
Both EN 1.1165 +QT1 steel and EN 1.1165 +QT2 steel are variants of the same material. They share alloy composition and many physical properties, but develop different mechanical properties as a result of different processing.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1165 +QT1 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1165 +QT2 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 11 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 330 | |
| 380 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 40 | |
| 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 680 | |
| 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 500 | |
| 620 |
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 | 51 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.9 | |
| 8.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 97 | |
| 81 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 680 | |
| 1010 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 | |
| 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.25 to 0.32 | |
| 0.25 to 0.32 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.2 to 98.6 | |
| 97.2 to 98.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 1.2 to 1.8 | |
| 1.2 to 1.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |