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EN 1.3558 Steel vs. EN 1.7701 Steel

Both EN 1.3558 steel and EN 1.7701 steel are iron alloys. They have 78% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.3558 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7701 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 230
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 210
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 80
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 770
670 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 240
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 490
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1810
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1760
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 410
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 20
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 13
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 12
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 45
2.6
Density, g/cm3 9.3
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 8.4
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 130
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 90
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 12
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 21
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 5.3
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.7 to 0.8
0.48 to 0.56
Chromium (Cr), % 3.9 to 4.3
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 73.7 to 77.6
96.2 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 0.4
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Tungsten (W), % 17.5 to 19
0
Vanadium (V), % 1.0 to 1.3
0.1 to 0.2