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EN 1.7703 Steel vs. EN 1.8901 Steel

Both EN 1.7703 steel and EN 1.8901 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7703 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8901 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 340
340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 46
58
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 430
390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 690
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 500
490

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
410
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
44
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 4.2
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 650
640
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.015
Carbon (C), % 0.11 to 0.15
0 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0 to 0.35
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.4
95 to 99.05
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
1.0 to 1.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0 to 0.13
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.85
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0 to 0.060
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0 to 0.027
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.65
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.060
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0 to 0.22