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EN 1.7706 Steel vs. EN 1.8893 Steel

Both EN 1.7706 steel and EN 1.8893 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 (2, 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 1.8893 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 210
250
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 330
470
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 690
830
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 500
720

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
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 40
40
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
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.7
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 32
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
51

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 670
1370
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
24

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.020 to 0.060
Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.2
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 94.7 to 97.1
95.6 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
1.4 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.3 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0.3 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.050
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0 to 0.12