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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. EN 1.7386 Steel

Both EN 1.7378 steel and EN 1.7386 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 93% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7378 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7386 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
170 to 200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
18 to 21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
170 to 290
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
75
Shear Strength, MPa 430
340 to 410
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
550 to 670
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
240 to 440

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
9.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
10

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
28
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
88

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.8
12
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
92 to 110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
150 to 490
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
20 to 24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
15 to 18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.080 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 2.2 to 2.6
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
86.8 to 90.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.9 to 1.1
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.45
0.25 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0