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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. EN 1.7160 Steel

Both EN 1.7378 steel and EN 1.7160 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, 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 1.7160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
470 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
420
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.3

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
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0070
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 2.2 to 2.6
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
96.8 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
1.0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0