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EN 1.7380 Steel vs. EN 1.8515 Steel

Both EN 1.7380 steel and EN 1.8515 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7380 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8515 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160 to 170
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19 to 20
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200 to 230
580
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 31 to 35
29
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
74
Shear Strength, MPa 330 to 350
680
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540 to 550
1130
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 290 to 330
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 3.8
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
60

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
4.4
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 87 to 98
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 230 to 280
2310
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19 to 20
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
31
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 16
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.14
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
2.8 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.6
94.7 to 96.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
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 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035