EN 1.0411 Steel vs. EN 1.0234 Steel
Both EN 1.0411 steel and EN 1.0234 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0411 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0234 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 120 to 170 | |
| 100 to 140 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 12 to 26 | |
| 12 to 29 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 200 to 320 | |
| 170 to 270 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 60 to 74 | |
| 64 to 78 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 300 to 350 | |
| 260 to 300 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 570 | |
| 350 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 270 to 480 | |
| 220 to 410 |
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 | 52 | |
| 53 |
| 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 | 47 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 43 to 140 | |
| 36 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 190 to 610 | |
| 130 to 440 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 20 | |
| 12 to 17 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 20 | |
| 14 to 17 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 18 | |
| 11 to 15 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
| 0.020 to 0.060 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.18 to 0.22 | |
| 0.13 to 0.17 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 98.7 to 99.1 | |
| 99.02 to 99.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 0.9 | |
| 0.35 to 0.6 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |