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EN 1.8870 Steel vs. EN 1.7715 Steel

Both EN 1.8870 steel and EN 1.7715 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 32 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.8870 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.7715 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 21
21
Fatigue Strength, MPa 310
240
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 67
34
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
340
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 610
540
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 450
340

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 410
420
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 39
40
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 13
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.5
7.3
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.6
8.4

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.8
2.9
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.7
2.2
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 22
30
Embodied Water, L/kg 50
52

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 120
99
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 530
320
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 20
19
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 10
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 18
16

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.040
Boron (B), % 0 to 0.0050
0
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.18
0.1 to 0.15
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.5
0.3 to 0.6
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.3
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 95.1 to 100
96.5 to 98.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.7
0.4 to 0.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.5
0.5 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 1.0
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0 to 0.050
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.015
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.5
0.15 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.010
0 to 0.010
Titanium (Ti), % 0 to 0.030
0
Vanadium (V), % 0 to 0.080
0.22 to 0.28
Zirconium (Zr), % 0 to 0.050
0