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EN 1.6958 Steel vs. EN 1.7102 Steel

Both EN 1.6958 steel and EN 1.7102 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 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 1.6958 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7102 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 340
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1140
670 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1400
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 11
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.9
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.1
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 27
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 40
24 to 72
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 31
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 39
20 to 60

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.0050 to 0.050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.25 to 0.3
0.51 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.7
0.5 to 0.8
Iron (Fe), % 92.6 to 94.5
96.2 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.2 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.35 to 0.55
0
Nickel (Ni), % 3.3 to 3.8
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.3
1.2 to 1.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.12
0