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EN 1.0145 Steel vs. EN 1.5408 Steel

Both EN 1.0145 steel and EN 1.5408 steel are iron alloys. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 25 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (8, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0145 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.5408 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
140 to 160
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
460 to 1620

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1420
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 51
48
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.1
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.2

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.9
2.0
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 47
48

Common Calculations

Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
16 to 57
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
17 to 39
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
13 to 48

Alloy Composition

Boron (B), % 0
0.00080 to 0.0050
Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.21
0.28 to 0.32
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0 to 0.6
0 to 0.25
Iron (Fe), % 97.5 to 100
97.7 to 98.8
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.6
0.8 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.080 to 0.12
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0
0 to 0.3
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.035
0 to 0.025