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EN 1.8159 Steel vs. EN 1.7321 Steel

Both EN 1.8159 steel and EN 1.7321 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8159 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7321 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 360
150 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 660 to 1980
490 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 23 to 70
17 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21 to 45
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19 to 58
14 to 43

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.47 to 0.55
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.3 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 96.4 to 97.8
97.1 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.1
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.4 to 0.5
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.25
0

Comparable Variants