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EN 1.7216 Steel vs. EN 1.8961 Steel

Both EN 1.7216 steel and EN 1.8961 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 1.7216 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8961 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 280
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 23
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 290 to 440
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 410 to 560
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 650 to 930
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400 to 690
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
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 46
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 130
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 430 to 1280
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 33
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 27
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 27
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.34
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.4
96.1 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.35 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14