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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. EN 1.7720 Steel

Both EN 1.8523 steel and EN 1.7720 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 97% 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 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7720 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 36
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
2.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
0.3 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
96.6 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.22 to 0.3