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EN 1.7006 Steel vs. EN 1.8063 Steel

Both EN 1.7006 steel and EN 1.8063 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7006 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8063 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 220
200 to 540
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 530 to 1890
670 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
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 46
42
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 48
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 67
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 43
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16 to 56
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.42 to 0.5
0.46 to 0.54
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.8 to 1.1
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 98.7
95.2 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.2 to 0.35
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.4 to 1.8
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants