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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.8153 Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.8153 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 (7, 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 1.8153 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
200 to 570
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 700 to 960
670 to 2040

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1440
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1390
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.7
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
25
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
24 to 74
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
22 to 46
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
20 to 62

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0.2 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
95.7 to 96.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
1.5 to 2.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.2

Comparable Variants