EN 1.8152 Steel vs. EN 1.7003 Steel
Both EN 1.8152 steel and EN 1.7003 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8152 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7003 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
Brinell Hardness | 200 to 540 | |
150 to 200 |
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 | 660 to 2010 | |
520 to 1780 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 270 | |
250 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 410 | |
410 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1440 | |
1460 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1400 | |
1420 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
470 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 47 | |
46 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
13 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 7.4 | |
7.1 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 8.6 | |
8.2 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 2.2 | |
2.0 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.8 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.8 | |
1.4 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 25 | |
19 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 49 | |
48 |
Common Calculations
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 13 | |
13 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
24 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 24 to 72 | |
18 to 63 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 22 to 46 | |
18 to 42 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 13 | |
12 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 20 to 60 | |
15 to 53 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0.51 to 0.59 | |
0.35 to 0.42 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0.4 to 0.6 |
Iron (Fe), % | 96 to 97.2 | |
97.7 to 98.8 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0.5 to 0.8 | |
0.5 to 0.8 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Silicon (Si), % | 1.2 to 1.6 | |
0 to 0.4 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
0 to 0.035 |
Vanadium (V), % | 0.1 to 0.2 | |
0 |