EN 1.7077 +AC Steel vs. EN 1.7225 +AC Steel
Both EN 1.7077 +AC steel and EN 1.7225 +AC steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the spheroidized condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7077 +AC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7225 +AC steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 | |
| 160 | 
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 | 
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 | 
| Reduction in Area, % | 68 | |
| 64 | 
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 73 | 
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 | |
| 540 | 
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 | 
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 420 | 
| 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 | 45 | |
| 46 | 
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 | 
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.3 | 
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.4 | 
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 2.5 | 
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 | 
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.5 | 
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 20 | 
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 51 | |
| 51 | 
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 | 
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 | |
| 19 | 
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 | |
| 19 | 
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 | 
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 | |
| 16 | 
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0.00080 to 0.0050 | |
| 0 | 
| Carbon (C), % | 0.34 to 0.38 | |
| 0.38 to 0.45 | 
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 | 
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 | 
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98.1 | |
| 96.6 to 98 | 
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0.6 to 0.9 | 
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 | |
| 0.15 to 0.3 | 
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 | 
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.4 | 
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 |