EN 1.0214 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1211 Steel
Both EN 1.0214 steel and SAE-AISI 1211 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0214 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1211 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 97 to 130 | |
| 140 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 31 | |
| 11 to 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 160 to 250 | |
| 200 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 66 to 80 | |
| 40 to 50 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 250 to 290 | |
| 280 to 350 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 330 to 460 | |
| 430 to 580 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 210 to 360 | |
| 260 to 460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1470 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 53 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 6.9 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
| 8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
| 18 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 34 to 130 | |
| 61 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 120 to 340 | |
| 180 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 16 | |
| 15 to 21 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 14 | |
| 14 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.080 to 0.12 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.17 to 99.6 | |
| 98.7 to 99.23 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.3 to 0.5 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.1 to 0.15 |