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EN 1.7131 Steel vs. EN 1.7117 Steel

Both EN 1.7131 steel and EN 1.7117 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 1.7131 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7117 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
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 470 to 1390
660 to 1930

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
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 45
43
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
24 to 69
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
22 to 44
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
20 to 58

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.14 to 0.19
0.49 to 0.56
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.7 to 1.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.1
95.2 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 1.0 to 1.3
0.7 to 1.0
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.5 to 0.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
1.2 to 1.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants