EN 1.7034 Steel vs. EN 1.5023 Steel
Both EN 1.7034 steel and EN 1.5023 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 1.7034 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5023 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 250 | |
| 170 to 440 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 73 | |
| 72 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 510 to 1780 | |
| 570 to 1860 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 270 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1440 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1400 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 480 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 45 | |
| 48 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 7.3 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
| 8.4 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
| 1.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.7 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.4 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 45 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 25 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 63 | |
| 21 to 67 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 42 | |
| 20 to 43 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 13 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 52 | |
| 17 to 56 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.34 to 0.41 | |
| 0.35 to 0.42 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.9 to 1.2 | |
| 0 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.2 | |
| 96.9 to 97.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.6 to 0.9 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 1.5 to 1.8 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |