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EN 1.7366 Steel vs. EN 1.8503 Steel

Both EN 1.7366 steel and EN 1.8503 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7366 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8503 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140 to 210
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 17 to 19
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 320
600
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
39
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290 to 440
610
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460 to 710
1000
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 230 to 480
910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 510
440
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 40
41
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 8.1
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.3
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.3
3.3
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.3
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
33
Embodied Water, L/kg 69
57

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.8
3.7
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 74 to 110
150
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 140 to 600
2200
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 14
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16 to 25
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17 to 23
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 13 to 20
29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.3
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.16 to 0.24
Chromium (Cr), % 4.0 to 6.0
1.2 to 1.5
Iron (Fe), % 91.9 to 95.3
95.8 to 97.5
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.4 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.45 to 0.65
0.65 to 0.8
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.035
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.25 to 0.35