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EN 1.0060 Steel vs. EN 1.0540 Steel

Both EN 1.0060 steel and EN 1.0540 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 1.0060 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0540 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
190
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
210
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
72
Shear Strength, MPa 380
400
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
660
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
330

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
75
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
290
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
23
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
21

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0
0.47 to 0.55
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.4
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
97.2 to 98.9
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.6 to 0.9
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0 to 0.1
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.4
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.045
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.045