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EN 1.7076 Steel vs. EN 1.5536 Steel

Both EN 1.7076 steel and EN 1.5536 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7076 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5536 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 170
140 to 170
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Reduction in Area, % 64 to 69
65 to 71
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470 to 1700
460 to 1600

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
400
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 45
49
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.3
1.9
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 51
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 60
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 40
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 50
14 to 47

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0.00080 to 0.0050
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.34
0.25 to 0.3
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97 to 98.2
97.6 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.15 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025

Comparable Variants