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EN 1.7703 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1040 Steel

Both EN 1.7703 steel and SAE-AISI 1040 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7703 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1040 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
160 to 180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
13 to 20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 340
220 to 340
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 420 to 430
350 to 390
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 690
570 to 640
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 500
320 to 530

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
400
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
51
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.0
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
1.8
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 35
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 61
46

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
79 to 96
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 650
270 to 760
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
20 to 23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
19 to 21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
18 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.11 to 0.15
0.37 to 0.44
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.2
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.6 to 96.4
98.6 to 99.03
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0
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 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.050
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0