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EN 1.0261 Steel vs. EN 1.6511 Steel

Both EN 1.0261 steel and EN 1.6511 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 1.0261 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.6511 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 150
300
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 16
12
Fatigue Strength, MPa 270
480
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 310
600
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 510
990
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 410
770

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
430
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
36
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
13

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.5
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.6

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 1.8
3.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.6
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 18
21
Embodied Water, L/kg 46
53

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 76
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 460
1590
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 18
35
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 18
28
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 14
9.9
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 16
29

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0 to 0.21
0.32 to 0.4
Chromium (Cr), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 100
95.6 to 97.2
Manganese (Mn), % 0 to 1.6
0.5 to 0.8
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0
0.15 to 0.3
Nickel (Ni), % 0
0.9 to 1.2
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.55
0 to 0.4
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035