EN 1.5418 Steel vs. EN 1.7272 Steel
Both EN 1.5418 steel and EN 1.7272 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.5418 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7272 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
| 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 | 490 to 1780 | |
| 490 to 1650 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 400 | |
| 410 |
| 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 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.1 | |
| 7.2 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
| 2.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 47 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 63 | |
| 17 to 59 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 42 | |
| 18 to 40 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 53 | |
| 14 to 48 |
Alloy Composition
| Boron (B), % | 0 | |
| 0.00080 to 0.0050 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.35 to 0.4 | |
| 0.28 to 0.33 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.55 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.8 to 98.9 | |
| 97.2 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.9 to 1.2 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.2 to 0.3 | |
| 0.1 to 0.15 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |