EN 1.7323 Steel vs. EN 1.5701 Steel
Both EN 1.7323 steel and EN 1.5701 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7323 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5701 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 150 to 180 | |
| 130 to 160 |
| 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 1460 | |
| 430 to 1300 |
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 | |
| 45 |
| Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
| 13 |
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 | 2.5 | |
| 2.4 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.9 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.5 | |
| 1.5 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 20 | |
| 19 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 50 | |
| 49 |
Common Calculations
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 17 to 52 | |
| 15 to 46 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 17 to 36 | |
| 16 to 34 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 12 | |
| 12 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 14 to 43 | |
| 13 to 38 |
Alloy Composition
| Carbon (C), % | 0.17 to 0.23 | |
| 0.090 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 0.3 to 0.6 | |
| 0.4 to 0.7 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.25 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 97.1 to 98.4 | |
| 97.2 to 98.7 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.7 to 1.0 | |
| 0.3 to 0.6 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.5 | |
| 0 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0.5 to 0.8 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.3 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0.020 to 0.040 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |