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EN 1.0060 Steel vs. EN 1.8961 Steel

Both EN 1.0060 steel and EN 1.8961 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the hot worked condition. They have a very high 98% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 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 1.0060 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.8961 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 180
130
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 13
19
Fatigue Strength, MPa 200
150
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 380
270
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 630
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 310
220

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
410
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
45
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.8
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.8
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.7
2.6
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
23
Embodied Water, L/kg 45
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 70
70
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 250
130
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 22
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 21
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
12
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 20
13

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0 to 0.030
Carbon (C), % 0
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.35 to 0.85
Copper (Cu), % 0
0.2 to 0.6
Iron (Fe), % 99.876 to 100
96.1 to 99.3
Manganese (Mn), % 0
0.15 to 0.7
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0 to 0.7
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.065
Nitrogen (N), % 0 to 0.014
0
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.040
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.45
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.055
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.12
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.14