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EN 1.3520 Steel vs. EN 1.7160 Steel

Both EN 1.3520 steel and EN 1.7160 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.3520 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190 to 220
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620 to 730
470 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 54
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22 to 26
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 23
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18 to 22
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.93 to 1.1
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 1.4 to 1.7
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
96.8 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.2
1.0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.45 to 0.75
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants