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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. EN 1.0488 Steel

Both EN 1.7378 steel and EN 1.0488 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.7378 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0488 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
210
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
79
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 430
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
440
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
49

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0.020 to 0.024
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 2.2 to 2.6
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
96.6 to 99.38
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0.6 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0080
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.050