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EN 1.0308 Steel vs. EN 1.7231 Steel

Both EN 1.0308 steel and EN 1.7231 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% 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 1.0308 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7231 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 100 to 130
240 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 7.8 to 28
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140 to 200
360 to 500
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 360 to 440
790 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 190 to 340
570 to 800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
420
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 51
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.1
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 32 to 95
87 to 100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 93 to 300
870 to 1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13 to 16
28 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 14 to 16
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 11 to 14
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0.38 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 98.2 to 100
96.4 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.2
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants