EN 1.0234 Steel vs. EN 1.1132 Steel
Both EN 1.0234 steel and EN 1.1132 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0234 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1132 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 100 to 140 | |
| 110 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 29 | |
| 12 to 24 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 170 to 270 | |
| 180 to 280 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 64 to 78 | |
| 63 to 73 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 260 to 300 | |
| 260 to 310 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 350 to 480 | |
| 370 to 490 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 220 to 410 | |
| 240 to 400 |
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 | 53 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.0 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.0 | |
| 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 | 36 to 130 | |
| 38 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 130 to 440 | |
| 160 to 430 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 12 to 17 | |
| 13 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 14 to 17 | |
| 15 to 18 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 11 to 15 | |
| 12 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.13 to 0.17 | |
| 0.13 to 0.17 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 99.02 to 99.5 | |
| 98.6 to 99.57 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.35 to 0.6 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |