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EN 1.7108 Steel vs. EN 1.3523 Steel

Both EN 1.7108 steel and EN 1.3523 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7108 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3523 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 510
160 to 220
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 2070
520 to 1460

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 280
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1430
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1390
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 46
46
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
53

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 75
19 to 52
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
18 to 36
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 63
15 to 42

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0.17 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
1.0 to 1.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 96.9
96.5 to 97.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
1.1 to 1.4
Oxygen (O), % 0
0 to 0.0020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants