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EN 1.8503 Steel vs. EN 1.7701 Steel

Both EN 1.8503 steel and EN 1.7701 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8503 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7701 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
200 to 480
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 1000
670 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.3
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.3
1.9
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 33
26
Embodied Water, L/kg 57
52

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 35
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.3
0
Carbon (C), % 0.16 to 0.24
0.48 to 0.56
Chromium (Cr), % 1.2 to 1.5
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 95.8 to 97.5
96.2 to 97.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.1
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.65 to 0.8
0.15 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0.1 to 0.2