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EN 1.7106 Steel vs. EN 1.1061 Steel

Both EN 1.7106 steel and EN 1.1061 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 1.7106 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1061 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 500
150 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
72
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 2020
530 to 1810

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 73
19 to 64
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 46
19 to 42
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 61
17 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.52 to 0.6
0.42 to 0.5
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97
98.1 to 99.06
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0.020 to 0.035

Comparable Variants