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EN 1.8959 Steel vs. EN 1.7376 Steel

Both EN 1.8959 steel and EN 1.7376 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (3, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8959 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7376 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 170
210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 220
320
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.28
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
75
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 570
710
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 340
460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
270
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
600
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
26
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
9.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
11

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.7
6.5
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.6
2.1
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 21
29
Embodied Water, L/kg 52
88

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 78
130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 300
560
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
14
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
25
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 20
25
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 19
23
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
6.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 17
20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.19
0.12 to 0.19
Chromium (Cr), % 0.35 to 0.85
8.0 to 10
Copper (Cu), % 0.2 to 0.6
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.9 to 99
86.2 to 90.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.45 to 1.6
0.35 to 0.65
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.35
0.9 to 1.2
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.7
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.010
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.050
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.17
0