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EN 1.6523 Steel vs. EN 1.1172 Steel

Both EN 1.6523 steel and EN 1.1172 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6523 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1172 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510 to 1460
480 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
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 39
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
17 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
17 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
15 to 55

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
98.2 to 99.18
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
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