EN 1.0580 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1212 Steel
Both EN 1.0580 steel and SAE-AISI 1212 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 1.0580 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1212 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 140 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 5.6 to 25 | |
| 11 to 28 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 270 | |
| 200 to 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 340 to 360 | |
| 280 to 370 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 540 to 620 | |
| 440 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 450 | |
| 260 to 460 |
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 | 51 | |
| 52 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.0 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 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 | 31 to 120 | |
| 64 to 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 230 to 540 | |
| 180 to 560 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 22 | |
| 15 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 16 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 17 to 20 | |
| 14 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.22 | |
| 0 to 0.13 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.5 to 100 | |
| 98.5 to 99.07 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 1.6 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0.070 to 0.12 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.55 | |
| 0 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.045 | |
| 0.16 to 0.23 |