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EN 1.7715 Steel vs. EN 1.8527 Steel

Both EN 1.7715 steel and EN 1.8527 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% 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 1.8527 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 160
270
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 240
520
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 34
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 340
550
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 540
900
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
800

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
490
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
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
9.0

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.9
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
66

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.4
5.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 99
140
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 320
1670
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 19
32
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
26
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
26

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.040 to 0.12
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.6
3.7 to 4.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.5 to 98.3
93.2 to 95.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.85 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
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