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EN 1.7390 Steel vs. EN 1.8901 Steel

Both EN 1.7390 steel and EN 1.8901 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.7390 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8901 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 440
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 710
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 480
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 100
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 600
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 25
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 95.3
95 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.22