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EN 1.7386 Steel vs. EN 1.8159 Steel

Both EN 1.7386 steel and EN 1.8159 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% 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 1.7386 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8159 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170 to 200
200 to 360
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 75
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 550 to 670
660 to 1980

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 26
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.0
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 10
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 6.5
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.0
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 28
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 88
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20 to 24
23 to 70
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19 to 22
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.9
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15 to 18
19 to 58

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.080 to 0.15
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 8.0 to 10
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 86.8 to 90.5
96.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.25 to 1.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.1 to 0.25

Comparable Variants