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EN 1.7706 Steel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both EN 1.7706 steel and EN 1.6511 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 98% 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 1.7706 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
480
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
37
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
430
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 40
36
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
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 97.1
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0