EN 1.8527 Steel vs. EN 1.7383 Steel
Both EN 1.8527 steel and EN 1.7383 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 1.8527 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7383 steel.
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Mechanical Properties
| Brinell Hardness | 270 | |
| 170 to 180 |
| Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 190 | |
| 190 |
| Elongation at Break, % | 16 | |
| 20 to 23 |
| Fatigue Strength, MPa | 520 | |
| 210 to 270 |
| Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J | 39 | |
| 38 |
| Poisson's Ratio | 0.29 | |
| 0.29 |
| Shear Modulus, GPa | 74 | |
| 74 |
| Shear Strength, MPa | 550 | |
| 350 to 380 |
| Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 900 | |
| 560 to 610 |
| Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 800 | |
| 300 to 400 |
Thermal Properties
| Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 260 | |
| 260 |
| Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 490 | |
| 460 |
| Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1460 | |
| 1470 |
| Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1420 | |
| 1430 |
| Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 470 | |
| 470 |
| Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 41 | |
| 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 | |
| 8.8 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
| Base Metal Price, % relative | 4.0 | |
| 3.9 |
| Density, g/cm3 | 7.8 | |
| 7.9 |
| Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 1.7 | |
| 1.8 |
| Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 23 | |
| 23 |
| Embodied Water, L/kg | 66 | |
| 59 |
Common Calculations
| PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 5.7 | |
| 5.6 |
| Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 140 | |
| 110 |
| Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 1670 | |
| 240 to 420 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
| 13 |
| Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 24 | |
| 24 |
| Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 32 | |
| 20 to 22 |
| Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 26 | |
| 19 to 20 |
| Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 11 | |
| 11 |
| Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 26 | |
| 16 to 18 |
Alloy Composition
| Aluminum (Al), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.040 |
| Carbon (C), % | 0.040 to 0.12 | |
| 0.080 to 0.15 |
| Chromium (Cr), % | 3.7 to 4.3 | |
| 2.0 to 2.5 |
| Copper (Cu), % | 0 to 0.25 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Iron (Fe), % | 93.2 to 95.1 | |
| 94.3 to 96.6 |
| Manganese (Mn), % | 0.85 to 1.2 | |
| 0.4 to 0.8 |
| Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0.4 to 0.6 | |
| 0.9 to 1.1 |
| Nickel (Ni), % | 0 | |
| 0 to 0.3 |
| Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.025 | |
| 0 to 0.025 |
| Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 0.4 | |
| 0 to 0.5 |
| Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.035 | |
| 0 to 0.010 |