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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.7216 Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.7216 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 1.7233 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7216 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
200 to 280
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
12 to 23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
290 to 440
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
410 to 560
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
650 to 930
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
400 to 690

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
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 39
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

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
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
110 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
430 to 1280
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
23 to 33
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
21 to 27
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
19 to 27

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0.27 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0.8 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
97.2 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.35 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035

Comparable Variants