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EN 1.8507 Steel vs. EN 1.7176 Steel

Both EN 1.8507 steel and EN 1.7176 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8507 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7176 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 270
200 to 470
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 900
670 to 2010

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 430
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1450
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 41
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.5
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 63
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 32
24 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 27
22 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 26
20 to 59

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.52 to 0.59
Chromium (Cr), % 1.0 to 1.3
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 96.1 to 97.7
97 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
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