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EN 1.7336 Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.7336 steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7336 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 22
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240 to 310
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 39 to 46
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 370
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340 to 440
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
470
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 40
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.2
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110 to 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 310 to 510
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.6 to 97.7
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.65
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 0.8
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035