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EN 1.5026 Steel vs. EN 1.7108 Steel

Both EN 1.5026 steel and EN 1.7108 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5026 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7108 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
200 to 510
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
670 to 2070

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 71
24 to 75
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
22 to 47
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 60
20 to 63

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0.57 to 0.65
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.2 to 0.45
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.3
95.9 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.7 to 1.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
1.6 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants