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EN 1.7715 Steel vs. EN 1.7703 Steel

Both EN 1.7715 steel and EN 1.7703 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 1.7715 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7703 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
320 to 340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 340
420 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
670 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
460 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
5.6
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
570 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.11 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 98.3
94.6 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0.22 to 0.28
0.25 to 0.35