EN 1.1151 Steel vs. EN 1.7225 Steel
Both EN 1.1151 steel and EN 1.7225 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1151 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7225 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 130 to 150 | |
160 to 300 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 460 to 520 | |
540 to 1850 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
420 |
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 | 50 | |
46 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.3 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
2.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 16 to 18 | |
19 to 65 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 18 | |
19 to 43 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 16 | |
16 to 54 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.24 | |
0.38 to 0.45 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0.9 to 1.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.25 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97.7 to 99.43 | |
96.6 to 98 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.035 |