EN 1.1221 Steel vs. EN 1.1203 Steel
Both EN 1.1221 steel and EN 1.1203 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1221 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1203 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 to 250 | |
| 200 to 230 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 10 to 21 | |
| 12 to 15 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 240 to 340 | |
| 210 to 310 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 to 520 | |
| 420 to 480 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 730 to 870 | |
| 690 to 780 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 390 to 550 | |
| 340 to 480 |
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 | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.2 |
| 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 | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 47 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 67 to 130 | |
| 69 to 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 410 to 800 | |
| 310 to 610 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 26 to 31 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 23 to 26 | |
| 22 to 24 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 28 | |
| 22 to 25 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.57 to 0.65 | |
| 0.52 to 0.6 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.8 | |
| 97.1 to 98.9 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 |
| 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 |