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EN 1.7149 Steel vs. EN 1.5805 Steel

Both EN 1.7149 steel and EN 1.5805 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 1.7149 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5805 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 180
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 500 to 1460
460 to 1180

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18 to 52
16 to 42
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 36
17 to 32
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 42
13 to 35

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.22
0.070 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 97.7
95.7 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 1.1 to 1.4
0.6 to 0.9
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.2 to 1.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0.020 to 0.040
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants