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EN 1.5422 Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both EN 1.5422 steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 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 1.5422 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 26
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 520
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 270
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 200
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.3 to 98.6
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0 to 0.050