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EN 1.6522 Steel vs. EN 1.7380 Steel

Both EN 1.6522 steel and EN 1.7380 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6522 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7380 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
160 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1460
540 to 550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
3.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
59

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
15 to 16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.080 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.5
94.6 to 96.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Oxygen (O), % 0 to 0.0020
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010