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EN 1.0406 Steel vs. EN 1.0644 Steel

Both EN 1.0406 steel and EN 1.0644 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 1.0406 steel and the bottom bar is EN 1.0644 steel.

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Mechanical Properties

Brinell Hardness 140
200
Elastic (Young's, Tensile) Modulus, GPa 190
190
Elongation at Break, % 23
17
Fatigue Strength, MPa 170
380
Impact Strength: V-Notched Charpy, J 28
38
Poisson's Ratio 0.29
0.29
Shear Modulus, GPa 73
73
Shear Strength, MPa 300
420
Tensile Strength: Ultimate (UTS), MPa 470
690
Tensile Strength: Yield (Proof), MPa 240
570

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 49
47
Thermal Expansion, µm/m-K 12
12

Electrical Properties

Electrical Conductivity: Equal Volume, % IACS 7.2
7.4
Electrical Conductivity: Equal Weight (Specific), % IACS 8.2
8.5

Otherwise Unclassified Properties

Base Metal Price, % relative 2.1
2.4
Density, g/cm3 7.8
7.8
Embodied Carbon, kg CO2/kg material 1.4
1.8
Embodied Energy, MJ/kg 19
24
Embodied Water, L/kg 47
50

Common Calculations

Resilience: Ultimate (Unit Rupture Work), MJ/m3 89
110
Resilience: Unit (Modulus of Resilience), kJ/m3 150
870
Stiffness to Weight: Axial, points 13
13
Stiffness to Weight: Bending, points 24
24
Strength to Weight: Axial, points 17
24
Strength to Weight: Bending, points 17
22
Thermal Diffusivity, mm2/s 13
13
Thermal Shock Resistance, points 15
22

Alloy Composition

Aluminum (Al), % 0
0.010 to 0.050
Carbon (C), % 0.22 to 0.29
0.16 to 0.22
Chromium (Cr), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.3
Copper (Cu), % 0
0 to 0.3
Iron (Fe), % 97.6 to 99.38
96.1 to 98.4
Manganese (Mn), % 0.4 to 0.7
1.3 to 1.7
Molybdenum (Mo), % 0 to 0.1
0 to 0.080
Nickel (Ni), % 0 to 0.4
0 to 0.4
Niobium (Nb), % 0
0 to 0.070
Nitrogen (N), % 0
0 to 0.020
Phosphorus (P), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.030
Silicon (Si), % 0 to 0.4
0.1 to 0.5
Sulfur (S), % 0 to 0.045
0 to 0.035
Titanium (Ti), % 0
0 to 0.050
Vanadium (V), % 0
0.080 to 0.15