EN 1.7221 Steel vs. EN 1.0580 Steel
Both EN 1.7221 steel and EN 1.0580 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.7221 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0580 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 230 | |
160 to 180 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 17 | |
5.6 to 25 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 290 to 390 | |
210 to 270 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 650 to 780 | |
540 to 620 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 430 to 630 | |
290 to 450 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
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 | 44 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.4 | |
1.8 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
18 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
46 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 83 to 98 | |
31 to 120 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 490 to 1050 | |
230 to 540 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 27 | |
19 to 22 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 24 | |
19 to 21 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 23 | |
17 to 20 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.22 to 0.29 | |
0 to 0.22 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98.3 | |
97.5 to 100 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0 to 1.6 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.045 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
0 to 0.55 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.045 |