EN 1.0303 Steel vs. EN 1.0225 Steel
Both EN 1.0303 steel and EN 1.0225 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0303 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0225 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 84 to 120 | |
130 to 140 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 25 | |
6.7 to 24 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 230 | |
170 to 220 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 260 | |
280 to 290 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 410 | |
440 to 500 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 to 320 | |
230 to 380 |
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 | 1430 | |
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 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 7.9 | |
8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
7.8 |
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 | 30 to 94 | |
31 to 95 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 270 | |
140 to 390 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 15 | |
16 to 18 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 16 | |
16 to 18 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.2 to 13 | |
14 to 16 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 to 0.21 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.335 to 99.71 | |
98 to 100 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.4 | |
0 to 1.4 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.045 |