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EN 1.6217 Steel vs. EN 1.8523 Steel

Both EN 1.6217 steel and EN 1.8523 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.6217 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 280
530
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 350
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 390
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
480
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 50
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 410
1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.16
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 0
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 99
93.5 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.85 to 1.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.8 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.15 to 0.85
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0.15 to 0.25