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EN 1.7375 Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both EN 1.7375 steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized and tempered condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7375 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 80
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 620
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 400
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 39
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.6
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.7
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.9
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.6
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 420
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.010 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.1 to 0.15
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.25
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.7
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.8
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.1
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.012
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.015
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.3
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010