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EN 1.6523 Steel vs. EN 1.7033 Steel

Both EN 1.6523 steel and EN 1.7033 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6523 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7033 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 190
150 to 240
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 510 to 1460
500 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
18 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
18 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
15 to 50

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
97.1 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035

Comparable Variants