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EN 1.7230 Steel vs. EN 1.7779 Steel

Both EN 1.7230 steel and EN 1.7779 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7230 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7779 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 220 to 270
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 11 to 12
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320 to 460
430
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 29 to 30
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 720 to 910
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 510 to 740
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
470
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 44
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.4
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.4
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
64

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 79 to 97
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 700 to 1460
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 26 to 32
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 23 to 27
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 21 to 27
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.3 to 0.37
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 0.8 to 1.2
3.0 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.7 to 98.3
93.8 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.3
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.45 to 0.55