EN 1.7149 Steel vs. EN 1.3559 Steel
Both EN 1.7149 steel and EN 1.3559 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7149 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.3559 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
150 to 180 |
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 | 500 to 1460 | |
500 to 1420 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
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 | 7.3 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
2.2 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 19 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 52 | |
50 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 18 to 52 | |
18 to 50 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 36 | |
18 to 36 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 15 to 42 | |
15 to 42 |
Alloy Composition
Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.050 |
Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.22 | |
0.17 to 0.23 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 1.0 to 1.3 | |
0.6 to 1.0 |
Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
0 to 0.3 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96.5 to 97.7 | |
97.2 to 98.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 1.1 to 1.4 | |
0.6 to 1.0 |
Oxygen (O), % | 0 | |
0 to 0.0020 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.025 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.030 |