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EN 1.7779 Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both EN 1.7779 steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.7779 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 240
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 430
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 500
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 810
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 660
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 470
430
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 39
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.7
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.9
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.0
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.8
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 41
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.0
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1150
240
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 29
17
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 25
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 11
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 23
14

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0 to 0.040
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.23
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.3
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.8 to 95.4
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.3 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.5 to 0.6
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0.15 to 0.35
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.45 to 0.55
0