EN 1.7233 +A Steel vs. EN 1.7711 +A Steel
Both EN 1.7233 +A steel and EN 1.7711 +A steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the annealed condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7233 +A steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7711 +A steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 210 | |
| 210 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
| 22 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 270 | |
| 290 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 450 | |
| 440 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 700 | |
| 690 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 380 | |
| 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 430 | |
| 430 |
| 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 | 39 | |
| 33 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 11 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
| 7.4 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.5 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 3.0 | |
| 3.0 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.6 | |
| 2.3 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 21 | |
| 32 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 53 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 3.3 | |
| 2.9 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 130 | |
| 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 380 | |
| 430 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 25 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 | |
| 22 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 8.9 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 21 | |
| 24 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.015 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.39 to 0.45 | |
| 0.36 to 0.44 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 1.2 to 1.5 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.2 to 97.5 | |
| 96 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.4 to 0.7 | |
| 0.45 to 0.85 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.5 to 0.7 | |
| 0.5 to 0.65 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.25 to 0.35 |