EN 1.7177 +AC Steel vs. EN 1.8159 +AC Steel
Both EN 1.7177 +AC steel and EN 1.8159 +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 1.7177 +AC steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8159 +AC steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 | |
| 200 | 
| 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 | 660 | |
| 660 | 
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 | 
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 420 | 
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
| 1460 | 
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1410 | 
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 | 
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
| 46 | 
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 | 
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.3 | 
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 | 
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 2.3 | 
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 | 
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.9 | 
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 26 | 
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
| 52 | 
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 | 
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 | 
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 | |
| 23 | 
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 | |
| 21 | 
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 13 | 
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 | |
| 19 | 
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.55 to 0.65 | |
| 0.47 to 0.55 | 
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 | 
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.2 | |
| 96.4 to 97.8 | 
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0.7 to 1.1 | 
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 | 
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.4 | 
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.035 | 
| Vanadium (V), % | 0 | |
| 0.1 to 0.25 |