EN 1.7321 Steel vs. EN 1.6526 Steel
Both EN 1.7321 steel and EN 1.6526 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7321 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6526 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 170 | |
| 160 to 190 |
| 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 | 490 to 1460 | |
| 520 to 1460 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 250 | |
| 250 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
| 410 |
| 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 | 45 | |
| 39 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
Electrical Properties
| Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.2 | |
| 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 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 20 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 50 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 52 | |
| 18 to 52 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 18 to 36 | |
| 18 to 36 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 10 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 43 | |
| 15 to 43 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.23 | |
| 0.17 to 0.23 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.35 to 0.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.4 | |
| 96.6 to 98.3 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0.65 to 1.0 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.5 | |
| 0.15 to 0.25 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0.020 to 0.040 |