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EN 1.7231 Steel vs. EN 1.6554 Steel

Both EN 1.7231 steel and EN 1.6554 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 1.7231 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6554 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240 to 280
230 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
17 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 360 to 500
380 to 520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28 to 30
30 to 45
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 790 to 930
780 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 570 to 800
550 to 790

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
420
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
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 100
140 to 150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 870 to 1700
810 to 1650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 28 to 33
27 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 24 to 27
24 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23 to 27
23 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.38 to 0.45
0.23 to 0.28
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
0.7 to 0.9
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 98.1
94.6 to 97.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.2 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.0 to 2.0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.030