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EN 1.6526 Steel vs. EN 1.7703 Steel

Both EN 1.6526 steel and EN 1.7703 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 1.6526 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7703 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 190
200 to 210
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 520 to 1460
670 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
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
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
61

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 43
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0.11 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.7
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.3
94.6 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.65 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35