EN 1.5024 +QT Steel vs. EN 1.7117 +QT Steel
Both EN 1.5024 +QT steel and EN 1.7117 +QT steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5024 +QT steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7117 +QT steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 8.0 | |
| 6.7 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 850 | |
| 850 |
| Impact Strength: U-Notched Charpy, J | 17 | |
| 11 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Reduction in Area, % | 34 | |
| 40 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
| 72 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 910 | |
| 940 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 1550 | |
| 1600 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 1430 | |
| 1460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 420 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 50 | |
| 43 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.5 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.5 | |
| 8.7 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.9 | |
| 2.6 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 21 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 45 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 120 | |
| 100 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 5470 | |
| 5690 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 56 | |
| 57 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 39 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 47 | |
| 48 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.42 to 0.5 | |
| 0.49 to 0.56 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 97.6 | |
| 95.2 to 96.4 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 0.7 to 1.0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 1.5 to 2.0 | |
| 1.2 to 1.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |