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EN 1.8151 Steel vs. EN 1.7239 Steel

Both EN 1.8151 steel and EN 1.7239 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8151 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7239 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 200 to 540
200 to 480
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 72
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 670 to 1940
660 to 1990

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 270
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1440
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1400
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 480
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
44
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.4
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.2
2.3
Density, g/cm3 7.7
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.8
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 25
20
Embodied Water, L/kg 49
50

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 25
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 24 to 70
23 to 71
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 22 to 45
21 to 45
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20 to 58
19 to 59

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.4 to 0.5
0.56 to 0.64
Chromium (Cr), % 0.4 to 0.8
0.7 to 1.0
Iron (Fe), % 95.9 to 97.2
96.8 to 98
Manganese (Mn), % 0.6 to 0.9
0.7 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.060 to 0.15
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 1.3 to 1.7
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Vanadium (V), % 0.1 to 0.2
0

Comparable Variants