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EN 1.7767 Steel vs. ASTM A356 Grade 8

Both EN 1.7767 steel and ASTM A356 grade 8 are iron alloys. 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 (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7767 steel and the bottom bar is ASTM A356 grade 8.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 210
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 340
270
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 690
630
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460 to 500
390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
440
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
38
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.5
3.5
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.4
2.0
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
55

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
4.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120 to 130
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 570 to 650
390
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
22
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
21
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
10
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 20
18

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 2.8 to 3.3
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.8
95.4 to 97.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.6
0.5 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.25
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.070
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.15
0.2 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.030
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0.050 to 0.15