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EN 1.7241 Steel vs. EN 1.1233 Steel

Both EN 1.7241 steel and EN 1.1233 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7241 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1233 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 480
200 to 220
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 660 to 1990
680 to 760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
1.9
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
47

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 71
24 to 27
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
22 to 24
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 59
22 to 24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.56 to 0.64
0.52 to 0.6
Chromium (Cr), % 0.7 to 1.0
0
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 97.8
98 to 99.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.25 to 0.35
0
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants