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EN 1.0406 Steel vs. EN 1.7230 Steel

Both EN 1.0406 steel and EN 1.7230 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 (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0406 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
220 to 270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
320 to 460
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
29 to 30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
720 to 910
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
510 to 740

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 49
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
79 to 97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
700 to 1460
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
26 to 32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
23 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
21 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.38
96.7 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030