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EN 1.7357 Steel vs. EN 1.8523 Steel

Both EN 1.7357 steel and EN 1.8523 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7357 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
15
Fatigue Strength, MPa 260
530
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
36
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 590
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 360
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
480
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 41
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
31
Embodied Water, L/kg 53
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 3.1
6.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 340
1700
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.35 to 0.45
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.5
3.0 to 3.5
Iron (Fe), % 96 to 97.9
93.5 to 95.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 1.0
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.8 to 1.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.15 to 0.25