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EN 1.7715 Steel vs. EN 1.7707 Steel

Both EN 1.7715 steel and EN 1.7707 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 1.7707 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
500
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
31
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 340
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
1010
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
460
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
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
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
27
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
58

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
3.2
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
1690
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
36
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
29
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.26 to 0.34
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
2.3 to 2.7
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 98.3
94.7 to 96.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.15 to 0.25
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.6
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0.22 to 0.28
0.1 to 0.2