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EN 1.4931 Steel vs. EN 1.7779 Steel

Both EN 1.4931 steel and EN 1.7779 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have 90% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 32 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 1.4931 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7779 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 200
190
Elongation at Break, % 17
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 410
430
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 30
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.28
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 76
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 620
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 600
470
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 24
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 14
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 9.8
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 11
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 8.5
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.9
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 42
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 100
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 16
5.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 970
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 6.5
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 22
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.2 to 0.26
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 11.3 to 12.2
3.0 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 83.2 to 86.8
93.8 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 1.0 to 1.2
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.010
Tungsten (W), % 0 to 0.5
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.25 to 0.35
0.45 to 0.55