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EN 1.7233 Steel vs. EN 1.8915 Steel

Both EN 1.7233 steel and EN 1.8915 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 1.8915 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210 to 290
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 18 to 23
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270 to 530
340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 450 to 590
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700 to 960
640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 380 to 780
490

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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.0
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 200
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 380 to 1630
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25 to 34
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 28
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 28
19

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.39 to 0.45
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.7
Iron (Fe), % 96.2 to 97.5
95.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.1 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.8
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.025
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.2