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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.0491 Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.0491 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7233 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0491 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
26
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
200
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
270

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
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 39
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
16
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
96.1 to 99.55
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.45 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.35
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.017
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.070