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EN 1.0116 Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both EN 1.0116 steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 97% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (2, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0116 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 110
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 140
380 to 570
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
35 to 41
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 380
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 200
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 49
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.3
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.0
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 72
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 110
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 13
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 15
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 12
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.17
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.3
1.4 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 97.1 to 100
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.4
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.080
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.3
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.030