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EN 1.1170 Steel vs. EN 1.0478 Steel

Both EN 1.1170 steel and EN 1.0478 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 1.1170 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0478 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180 to 210
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16 to 17
24
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220 to 330
170
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390 to 450
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 640 to 730
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 330 to 500
230

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
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 50
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 91 to 100
90
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 290 to 670
150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 26
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 23
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.32
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.5
96.9 to 99.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.3 to 1.7
0.6 to 1.4
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.030
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050