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EN 1.7379 Steel vs. EN 1.8821 Steel

Both EN 1.7379 steel and EN 1.8821 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7379 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8821 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
25
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
280
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
68
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
390

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 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
48

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
400
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.2
0 to 0.14
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.5
96.8 to 99.98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0 to 1.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.5
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.015
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.1