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EN 1.7177 Steel vs. EN 1.7703 Steel

Both EN 1.7177 steel and EN 1.7703 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7177 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7703 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1990
670 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 47
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
61

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 71
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 59
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.55 to 0.65
0.11 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.6 to 0.9
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
94.6 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35

Comparable Variants