EN 1.7176 Steel vs. SAE-AISI 1340 Steel
Both EN 1.7176 steel and SAE-AISI 1340 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (6, in this case) are not shown.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7176 steel and the bottom bar is SAE-AISI 1340 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 470 | |
160 to 210 |
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 | 670 to 2010 | |
540 to 730 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
400 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1450 | |
1450 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
1410 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 48 | |
51 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
12 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
7.2 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.3 | |
8.3 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.1 | |
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 | 50 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 71 | |
19 to 26 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 45 | |
19 to 23 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
14 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 59 | |
17 to 23 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.52 to 0.59 | |
0.38 to 0.43 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
0 |
Iron (Fe), % | 97 to 98.1 | |
97.2 to 97.9 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
1.6 to 1.9 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.040 |