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EN 1.0402 Steel vs. EN 1.0050 Steel

Both EN 1.0402 steel and EN 1.0050 steel are iron alloys. They have a very high 99% of their average alloy composition in common.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0402 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0050 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
150
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
18
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290
330
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
530
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
280

Thermal Properties

Latent Heat of Fusion, J/g 250
250
Maximum Temperature: Mechanical, °C 400
400
Melting Completion (Liquidus), °C 1460
1470
Melting Onset (Solidus), °C 1420
1430
Specific Heat Capacity, J/kg-K 470
470
Thermal Conductivity, W/m-K 50
53
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
6.8
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
7.8

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
1.7
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.4
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
18
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
45

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
81
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
210
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
19
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
18
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
14
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
17

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.24
0
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.43
99.876 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.014
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.055
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.055