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EN 1.8201 Steel vs. EN 1.7338 Steel

Both EN 1.8201 steel and EN 1.7338 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized 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 1.8201 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7338 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 190
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 20
23
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
220
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 38
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 390
310
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
490
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
300

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 450
430
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1500
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1450
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 40
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.8
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 7.0
3.1
Density, g/cm3 8.0
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.5
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 36
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 59
53

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 5.7
3.1
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 110
97
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
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 to 0.030
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0.0010 to 0.0060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.040 to 0.1
0 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 1.9 to 2.6
1.0 to 1.5
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.6 to 96.2
95.4 to 97.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0.1 to 0.6
0.3 to 0.6
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.050 to 0.3
0.45 to 0.65
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0.020 to 0.080
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.030
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 1.0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0.0050 to 0.060
0
Tungsten (W), % 1.5 to 1.8
0
Vanadium (V), % 0.2 to 0.3
0