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EN 1.7379 Steel vs. EN 1.7720 Steel

Both EN 1.7379 steel and EN 1.7720 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7379 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7720 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200
180
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 320
230
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 45
30
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670
590
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 460
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 460
410
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
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
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 3.8
2.8
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 23
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
51

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
2.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 550
300
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24
21
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22
20
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 19
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.13 to 0.2
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 2.0 to 2.5
0.3 to 0.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 94.5 to 96.5
96.6 to 98.6
Manganese (Mn), % 0.5 to 0.9
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.9 to 1.2
0.4 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.020
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.22 to 0.3