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EN 1.7378 Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.7378 steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% 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 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
74
Shear Strength, MPa 430
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 700
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 490
940

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
470
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
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

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

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.8
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 630
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
33

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.020
0
Boron (B), % 0.0015 to 0.0070
0
Carbon (C), % 0.050 to 0.1
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 2.2 to 2.6
2.8 to 3.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.1
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.3 to 0.5
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
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 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0.050 to 0.1
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0