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EN 1.7117 Steel vs. EN 1.7106 Steel

Both EN 1.7117 steel and EN 1.7106 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7117 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7106 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
200 to 500
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 1930
660 to 2020

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
280
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1430
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 43
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.6
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 69
24 to 73
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 44
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
20 to 61

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.49 to 0.56
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.2 to 0.45
Iron (Fe), % 95.2 to 96.4
95.9 to 97
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.2 to 1.5
1.6 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants