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EN 1.6956 Steel vs. EN 1.7362 Steel

Both EN 1.6956 steel and EN 1.7362 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.6956 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7362 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 370
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 9.6
21 to 22
Fatigue Strength, MPa 680
140 to 250
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 25
38 to 46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 730
320 to 370
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1230
510 to 600
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 1120
200 to 360

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
510
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.0
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
9.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
4.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
69

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.8
6.9
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
90 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 3320
100 to 340
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 43
18 to 21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 32
18 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 36
14 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.38
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.7
4.0 to 6.0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 92.4 to 95.3
91.5 to 95.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.15 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 2.9 to 3.8
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0050
Vanadium (V), % 0.080 to 0.25
0