EN 1.0456 Steel vs. EN 1.7230 Steel
Both EN 1.0456 steel and EN 1.7230 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0456 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7230 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 120 to 130 | |
220 to 270 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Elongation at Break, % | 24 to 26 | |
11 to 12 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 210 to 220 | |
320 to 460 |
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 38 to 45 | |
29 to 30 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 420 to 450 | |
720 to 910 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 290 to 300 | |
510 to 740 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
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 | 48 | |
44 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
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 | 2.2 | |
2.4 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.5 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
20 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
51 |
Common Calculations
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 93 to 99 | |
79 to 97 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 220 to 230 | |
700 to 1460 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 15 to 16 | |
26 to 32 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 16 to 17 | |
23 to 27 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 13 to 14 | |
21 to 27 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0.020 to 0.060 | |
0 |
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.2 | |
0.3 to 0.37 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0.8 to 1.2 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.35 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.7 to 99.48 | |
96.7 to 98.3 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 1.4 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.1 | |
0.15 to 0.3 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 |
Niobium (Nb), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0 to 0.015 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0 to 0.6 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 to 0.030 |
Titanium (Ti), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0 to 0.050 | |
0 |