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EN 1.7108 Steel vs. EN 1.7243 Steel

Both EN 1.7108 steel and EN 1.7243 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 1.7243 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 510
150 to 170
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
480 to 1390

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
44
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
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.5
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
51

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 75
17 to 49
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 47
17 to 35
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 63
14 to 41

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.57 to 0.65
0.15 to 0.21
Chromium (Cr), % 0.2 to 0.45
0.9 to 1.2
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 96.9
96.8 to 98.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0.7 to 1.0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.25
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 1.6 to 2.0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.035

Comparable Variants