EN 1.1060 Steel vs. EN 1.7177 Steel
Both EN 1.1060 steel and EN 1.7177 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.1060 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7177 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 140 to 170 | |
200 to 480 |
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
190 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
0.29 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 72 | |
73 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 490 to 1720 | |
660 to 1990 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
420 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 51 | |
47 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 12 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.1 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 1.8 | |
2.1 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 18 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 46 | |
49 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 61 | |
23 to 71 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 41 | |
21 to 45 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 14 | |
13 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 55 | |
19 to 59 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.32 to 0.39 | |
0.55 to 0.65 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
0.6 to 0.9 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 98.2 to 99.16 | |
97 to 98.2 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0.7 to 1.0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.035 | |
0 to 0.025 |