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EN 1.0402 Steel vs. EN 1.0254 Steel

Both EN 1.0402 steel and EN 1.0254 steel are iron alloys. Both are furnished in the normalized condition. Their average alloy composition is basically identical. There are 31 material properties with values for both materials. Properties with values for just one material (1, in this case) are not shown.

For each property being compared, the top bar is EN 1.0402 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0254 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 130
120
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 24
27
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
190
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 290
280
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 460
430
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
250

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 50
50
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.1
7.2
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.3

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.1
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.9
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.5
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
19
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
47

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 94
100
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
170
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 16
15
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
16
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
14

Alloy Composition

Carbon (C), % 0.17 to 0.24
0 to 0.16
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.7 to 99.43
97.2 to 100
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
0 to 1.2
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.010
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.025
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.35
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.020
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.040
Vanadium (V), % 0
0 to 0.020