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EN 1.5680 Steel vs. EN 1.7703 Steel

Both EN 1.5680 steel and EN 1.7703 steel are iron alloys. They have a moderately high 95% 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 1.5680 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7703 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
200 to 210
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
20
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
320 to 340
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 71
46
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
74
Shear Strength, MPa 390
420 to 430
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
670 to 690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 440
460 to 500

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
460
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 48
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.6
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.7

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 5.0
4.2
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.9
2.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 26
35
Embodied Water, L/kg 55
61

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 130
120 to 130
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 510
570 to 650
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
19 to 20

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.15
0.11 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0
2.0 to 2.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.2
Iron (Fe), % 93.4 to 95
94.6 to 96.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.9 to 1.1
Nickel (Ni), % 4.8 to 5.3
0 to 0.25
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.35
0 to 0.1
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.0050
0 to 0.0050
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.030
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.050
0.25 to 0.35