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EN 1.7703 Steel vs. EN 1.8505 Steel

Both EN 1.7703 steel and EN 1.8505 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7703 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8505 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
320
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
13
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 340
540
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
28
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 430
630
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 690
1050
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 500
860

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
480
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
65

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
2.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 650
1950
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
37
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
31

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.8 to 1.2
Carbon (C), % 0.11 to 0.15
0.28 to 0.35
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
1.5 to 1.8
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.4
95.4 to 97.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.2 to 0.4
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0