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EN 1.7361 Steel vs. EN 1.8503 Steel

Both EN 1.7361 steel and EN 1.8503 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7361 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
600
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1010
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 4.4
3.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1590
2200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 94.1 to 96.2
95.8 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.65 to 0.8
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35