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EN 1.7272 Steel vs. EN 1.8836 Steel

Both EN 1.7272 steel and EN 1.8836 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 24 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7272 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8836 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490 to 1650
570

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
410
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 45
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 59
20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18 to 40
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 48
17

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.015 to 0.054
Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.33
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.55
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 97.2 to 98.3
95.1 to 99.985
Manganese (Mn), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.23
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.55
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14