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EN 1.7338 Steel vs. EN 1.8550 Steel

Both EN 1.7338 steel and EN 1.8550 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 1.7338 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8550 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
470
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 490
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 300
760

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
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
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.1
3.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
67

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
2.3
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 240
1550
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.3 to 0.37
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 95.4 to 97.8
94.4 to 96.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0.85 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.5 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035