Cold Rolled EN 1.4062 vs. EN 1.4104 +C550 Steel
Both cold rolled EN 1.4062 and EN 1.4104 +C550 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the cold worked (strain hardened) condition. They have a moderately high 91% of their average alloy composition in common.
For each property being compared, the top bar is cold rolled EN 1.4062 and the bottom bar is EN 1.4104 +C550 steel.
Metric UnitsUS Customary Units
Mechanical Properties
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa | 200 | |
200 |
Elongation at Break, % | 23 | |
17 |
Fatigue Strength, MPa | 410 | |
300 |
Poisson's Ratio | 0.27 | |
0.28 |
Shear Modulus, GPa | 79 | |
77 |
Shear Strength, MPa | 510 | |
400 |
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa | 800 | |
650 |
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa | 600 | |
490 |
Thermal Properties
Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g | 290 | |
280 |
Maximum Temperature: Corrosion, °C | 440 | |
410 |
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C | 1030 | |
860 |
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C | 1430 | |
1440 |
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C | 1380 | |
1390 |
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K | 480 | |
480 |
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K | 15 | |
25 |
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K | 13 | |
10 |
Electrical Properties
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS | 2.1 | |
2.5 |
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS | 2.4 | |
2.9 |
Otherwise Unclassified Properties
Base Metal Price, % relative | 12 | |
8.5 |
Density, g/cm3 | 7.7 | |
7.7 |
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material | 2.6 | |
2.2 |
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg | 37 | |
30 |
Embodied Water, L/kg | 150 | |
120 |
Common Calculations
PREN (Pitting Resistance) | 27 | |
18 |
Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 | 170 | |
100 |
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 | 910 | |
620 |
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points | 14 | |
14 |
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
25 |
Strength to Weight: Axial, points | 29 | |
23 |
Strength to Weight: Bending, points | 25 | |
22 |
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s | 4.0 | |
6.7 |
Thermal Shock Resistance, points | 22 | |
23 |
Alloy Composition
Carbon (C), % | 0 to 0.030 | |
0.1 to 0.17 |
Chromium (Cr), % | 21.5 to 24 | |
15.5 to 17.5 |
Iron (Fe), % | 69.3 to 77.3 | |
78.8 to 84.1 |
Manganese (Mn), % | 0 to 2.0 | |
0 to 1.5 |
Molybdenum (Mo), % | 0 to 0.45 | |
0.2 to 0.6 |
Nickel (Ni), % | 1.0 to 2.9 | |
0 |
Nitrogen (N), % | 0.16 to 0.28 | |
0 |
Phosphorus (P), % | 0 to 0.040 | |
0 to 0.040 |
Silicon (Si), % | 0 to 1.0 | |
0 to 1.0 |
Sulfur (S), % | 0 to 0.010 | |
0.15 to 0.35 |