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EN 1.8523 Steel vs. EN 1.7779 Steel

Both EN 1.8523 steel and EN 1.7779 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the quenched and tempered condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8523 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7779 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 300
240
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 15
16
Fatigue Strength, MPa 530
430
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 36
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 74
73
Shear Strength, MPa 610
500
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 1000
810
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 800
660

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 260
260
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 480
470
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
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.8
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 9.0
8.9

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 4.2
4.0
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 2.2
2.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 31
41
Embodied Water, L/kg 64
64

Common Calculations

PREN (Pitting Resistance) 6.4
5.0
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 140
120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 1700
1150
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 36
29
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 28
25
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 29
23

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Carbon (C), % 0.35 to 0.45
0.17 to 0.23
Chromium (Cr), % 3.0 to 3.5
3.0 to 3.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 93.5 to 95.7
93.8 to 95.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0.3 to 0.5
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0.8 to 1.1
0.5 to 0.6
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.3
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.010
Vanadium (V), % 0.15 to 0.25
0.45 to 0.55