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EN 1.6932 Steel vs. EN 1.6773 Steel

Both EN 1.6932 steel and EN 1.6773 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6932 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6773 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 14
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 460
560
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 40
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 540
670
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 720
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
450
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 45
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 56
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.7
3.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1370
2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 26
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.24 to 0.32
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
1.6 to 2.0
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.4
92 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 1.8 to 2.1
3.6 to 4.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.050 to 0.15
0