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EN 1.8870 Steel vs. EN 1.7272 Steel

Both EN 1.8870 steel and EN 1.7272 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 24 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 1.8870 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7272 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

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 610
490 to 1650

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
49

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17 to 59
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18 to 40
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14 to 48

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.28 to 0.33
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0.4 to 0.55
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
97.2 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.9 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.1 to 0.15
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.025
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0