EN 1.0303 Steel vs. EN 1.1152 Steel
Both EN 1.0303 steel and EN 1.1152 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0303 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1152 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 84 to 120 | |
120 to 160 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 25 | |
12 to 22 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 150 to 230 | |
190 to 300 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Reduction in Area, % | 75 to 86 | |
63 to 73 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 220 to 260 | |
290 to 340 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 290 to 410 | |
400 to 550 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 200 to 320 | |
270 to 440 |
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 | |
7.0 |
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 | |
7.8 |
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 | |
41 to 110 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 110 to 270 | |
200 to 530 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 10 to 15 | |
14 to 19 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 12 to 16 | |
15 to 19 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 9.2 to 13 | |
13 to 17 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0.18 to 0.22 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 99.335 to 99.71 | |
98.6 to 99.52 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.25 to 0.4 | |
0.3 to 0.6 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.020 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |