EN 1.6212 Steel vs. EN 1.0411 Steel
Both EN 1.6212 steel and EN 1.0411 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6212 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0411 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 | |
120 to 170 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 27 | |
12 to 26 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 230 | |
200 to 320 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 310 | |
300 to 350 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 470 | |
420 to 570 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 310 | |
270 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 | 1420 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
52 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
7.0 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.0 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.9 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
47 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 110 | |
43 to 140 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 260 | |
190 to 610 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
15 to 20 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 | |
16 to 20 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
13 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.050 | |
0.020 to 0.060 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.14 | |
0.18 to 0.22 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.9 to 99.13 | |
98.7 to 99.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.5 | |
0.7 to 0.9 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0.15 to 0.8 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.5 | |
0 to 0.1 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |