EN 1.7239 Steel vs. EN 1.1061 Steel
Both EN 1.7239 steel and EN 1.1061 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7239 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.1061 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 200 to 480 | |
| 150 to 180 |
| 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 | 660 to 1990 | |
| 530 to 1810 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 420 | |
| 400 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1460 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1410 | |
| 1420 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 44 | |
| 51 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 12 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.3 | |
| 7.1 |
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.4 | |
| 8.1 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.3 | |
| 1.8 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.8 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.4 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 46 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 23 to 71 | |
| 19 to 64 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 21 to 45 | |
| 19 to 42 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 14 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 19 to 59 | |
| 17 to 58 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.56 to 0.64 | |
| 0.42 to 0.5 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 96.8 to 98 | |
| 98.1 to 99.06 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.060 to 0.15 | |
| 0 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.020 to 0.035 |