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EN 1.5805 Steel vs. EN 1.7321 Steel

Both EN 1.5805 steel and EN 1.7321 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5805 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7321 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 1180
490 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
410
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 40
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 42
17 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 32
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 35
14 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.070 to 0.12
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.7 to 97.2
97.1 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 1.2 to 1.5
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants