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EN 1.7243 Steel vs. EN 1.5414 Steel

Both EN 1.7243 steel and EN 1.5414 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 (7, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7243 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5414 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150 to 170
170 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 480 to 1390
550 to 580

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 420
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 44
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.3
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.5
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 20
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 51
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17 to 49
19 to 20
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 35
19 to 20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 12
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 14 to 41
16 to 17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.15 to 0.21
0 to 0.2
Chromium (Cr), % 0.9 to 1.2
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 96.8 to 98.2
96.4 to 98.7
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.9 to 1.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.45 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.012
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.015
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.0050

Comparable Variants