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EN 1.8550 Steel vs. EN 1.7160 Steel

Both EN 1.8550 steel and EN 1.7160 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. 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 1.8550 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7160 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
140 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 1000
470 to 1390

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 440
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1450
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1410
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.4
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 67
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 29
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.8 to 1.2
0
Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.14 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 1.5 to 1.8
0.8 to 1.1
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 94.4 to 96.3
96.8 to 98.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.0 to 1.3
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0.85 to 1.2
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025