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EN 1.6771 Steel vs. EN 1.7213 Steel

Both EN 1.6771 steel and EN 1.7213 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (9, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6771 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7213 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 930 to 1180
500 to 1550

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 46
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.2
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 58
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 33 to 41
18 to 55
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27 to 31
18 to 38
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 27 to 35
15 to 45

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.27 to 0.33
0.22 to 0.29
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 92.2 to 95
96.7 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 3.0 to 4.0
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.040

Comparable Variants