EN 1.1181 Steel vs. EN 1.1133 Steel
Both EN 1.1181 steel and EN 1.1133 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1181 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1133 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 180 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 19 to 20 | |
| 19 to 24 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 190 to 260 | |
| 230 to 310 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 23 to 38 | |
| 45 to 48 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 350 to 390 | |
| 370 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 560 to 620 | |
| 580 to 620 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 280 to 380 | |
| 320 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 | 42 | |
| 49 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 11 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 2.1 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 48 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 90 to 110 | |
| 110 to 120 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 210 to 380 | |
| 270 to 550 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 20 to 22 | |
| 21 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 20 to 21 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 21 | |
| 18 to 19 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.39 | |
| 0.17 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.4 to 99.18 | |
| 96.9 to 98.8 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 1.0 to 1.5 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
| 0 to 0.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| 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 |