EN 1.0225 Steel vs. EN 1.1221 Steel
Both EN 1.0225 steel and EN 1.1221 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 1.0225 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1221 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 130 to 140 | |
210 to 250 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 6.7 to 24 | |
10 to 21 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 220 | |
240 to 340 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
72 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 280 to 290 | |
450 to 520 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 440 to 500 | |
730 to 870 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 230 to 380 | |
390 to 550 |
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 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 52 | |
48 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 31 to 95 | |
67 to 130 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 140 to 390 | |
410 to 800 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
26 to 31 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 18 | |
23 to 26 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 16 | |
23 to 28 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.21 | |
0.57 to 0.65 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98 to 100 | |
97.1 to 98.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.4 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
0 to 0.035 |