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EN 1.0213 Steel vs. EN 1.6579 Steel

Both EN 1.0213 steel and EN 1.6579 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 96% of their average alloy composition in common. There are 30 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (4, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0213 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6579 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 92 to 120
260 to 290
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 12 to 25
11 to 14
Fatigue Strength, MPa 160 to 240
380 to 570
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 320 to 430
850 to 980
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 220 to 330
600 to 910

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
440
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1470
1460
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1430
1410
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 53
39
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 6.9
7.7
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 7.9
8.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.7
Density, g/cm3 7.9
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.7
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
22
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
56

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 33 to 98
100 to 120
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 120 to 300
950 to 2210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 11 to 15
30 to 35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 13 to 16
25 to 28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
11
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 10 to 14
25 to 29

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0.020 to 0.060
0
Carbon (C), % 0.060 to 0.1
0.32 to 0.38
Chromium (Cr), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Iron (Fe), % 99.245 to 99.67
94.2 to 96.1
Manganese (Mn), % 0.25 to 0.45
0.6 to 1.0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.35
Nickel (Ni), % 0
1.4 to 1.7
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.020
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.6
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.025
0 to 0.030

Comparable Variants