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EN 1.7361 Steel vs. EN 1.8870 Steel

Both EN 1.7361 steel and EN 1.8870 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 1.7361 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8870 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 480
310
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31
67
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 600
380
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1010
610
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 780
450

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
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 41
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.6
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 60
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1590
530
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
18

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.28 to 0.35
0 to 0.18
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
0 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.1 to 96.2
95.1 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.3 to 0.5
0 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 1.0
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.080
Zirconium (Zr), % 0
0 to 0.050