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EN 1.7720 Steel vs. EN 1.6773 Steel

Both EN 1.7720 steel and EN 1.6773 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a moderately high 95% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7720 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6773 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
340
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 19
11
Fatigue Strength, MPa 230
560
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 590
1120
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
450
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
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
8.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
9.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
5.0
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 30
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
61

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 2.1
3.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 97
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 21
40
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
30
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
33

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0.32 to 0.39
Chromium (Cr), % 0.3 to 0.5
1.6 to 2.0
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0
Iron (Fe), % 96.6 to 98.6
92 to 93.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.4 to 0.6
0.25 to 0.45
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
3.6 to 4.1
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.45
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.22 to 0.3
0