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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. EN 1.1060 Steel

Both EN 1.7231 steel and EN 1.1060 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1060 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 280
140 to 170
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 790 to 930
490 to 1720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.1

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
46

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
17 to 61
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
18 to 41
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
16 to 55

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
98.2 to 99.16
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0.020 to 0.035

Comparable Variants