EN 1.7006 Steel vs. EN 1.7131 Steel
Both EN 1.7006 steel and EN 1.7131 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 1.7006 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7131 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 160 to 220 | |
| 140 to 170 |
| 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 | 530 to 1890 | |
| 470 to 1390 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 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 | 46 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.2 | |
| 8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.0 | |
| 2.2 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 48 | |
| 51 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 19 to 67 | |
| 17 to 49 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 19 to 43 | |
| 17 to 35 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 16 to 56 | |
| 14 to 41 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.42 to 0.5 | |
| 0.14 to 0.19 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0.8 to 1.1 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.6 to 98.7 | |
| 96.8 to 98.1 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
| 1.0 to 1.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |