EN 1.7231 Steel vs. EN 1.7725 Steel
Both EN 1.7231 steel and EN 1.7725 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, 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 1.7725 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 240 to 280 | |
| 250 to 300 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 11 to 12 | |
| 14 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 360 to 500 | |
| 390 to 550 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 28 to 30 | |
| 34 to 35 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 790 to 930 | |
| 830 to 1000 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 570 to 800 | |
| 610 to 860 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 440 |
| 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 | |
| 39 |
| 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 | |
| 8.6 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.5 | |
| 2.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 24 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 54 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 87 to 100 | |
| 110 to 130 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 870 to 1700 | |
| 980 to 1940 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 28 to 33 | |
| 29 to 35 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 24 to 27 | |
| 25 to 28 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 23 to 27 | |
| 24 to 29 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.38 to 0.45 | |
| 0.27 to 0.34 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.8 to 1.2 | |
| 1.3 to 1.7 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.4 to 98.1 | |
| 95.7 to 97.5 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 1.0 | |
| 0.6 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.15 to 0.3 | |
| 0.3 to 0.5 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.6 | |
| 0 to 0.6 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
| 0 to 0.030 |
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.050 to 0.15 |